List of ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy
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The ship types in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) include aircraft carriers, submarines, (both nuclear and conventional), amphibious transport docks, landing ships, tank, landing ships, medium, destroyers, frigates, corvettes, missile boats, submarine chasers, gunboats, mine countermeasures vessels, replenishment oilers and the various auxiliaries.
All ships and submarines currently in commission with the Navy were built in China, with the exception of Sovremenny-class destroyers, Kilo-class submarines and aircraft carrier Liaoning, as these vessels originated from either Russia or Ukraine.
Ship naming conventions
[edit]Ships of PLAN are named per Naval Vessels Naming Regulation (《海军舰艇命名条例》)[1] that was first issued by the Central Military Commission (CMC) on November 3, 1978, and subsequently revised July 7, 1986.[1] The convention for naming naval ships is as follows;[2]
- Aircraft carriers are named after provinces.
- Nuclear-powered submarines are all named Changzheng (Long March) along with a number.
- Destroyers and frigates are named after cities.
- Smaller anti-submarine ships are named for counties.
- Tank landing ships and dock landing ships carry the names of mountains.
- Infantry landing ships are named for rivers.
- Replenishment ships are named for lakes.
Active ships
[edit]There are approximately 500 vessels listed here that constitute the active fleet. Not included here are the various auxiliary ships that together number approximately 230.
- Aircraft carriers - 2 + (1 sea trials)
- Landing helicopter docks - 3
- Amphibious transport docks - 8
- Landing ship tanks - 36
- Landing ship medium - 36
- Ballistic missile submarines - 7
- Nuclear attack submarines - 9
- Conventional attack submarines - 45
- Destroyers - 50
- Frigates - 47
- Corvettes - 72
- Missile boats - 107
- Submarine chasers - 26
- Gunboats - 17
- Mine countermeasures vessels - 36
- Replenishment oilers - 16
- Auxiliaries (various) - 233*
* Figure includes both coastal and ocean-going auxiliaries, from tugboats to hospital ships. Not counted towards total number of active ships.
The tables below list the various ships according to their class and date of commission. The newest class of ship is listed first, with proceeding classes listed afterwards, arranged in order of age. Column headings include: "Type" (i.e. Chinese class designation), the types "NATO designation", the ships "Pennant number" (or hull number), the ships name in English and Chinese (Han 中文), ships "Displacement" in tonnes, and the "Fleet" in which it serves (e.g. North Sea Fleet, South Sea Fleet and East Sea Fleet).
The "Status" column is colour coded, green indicates relatively new and modern classes in service, while red indicates obsolescence and being in the process of decommissioning as newer types are brought into service. A third colour, blue, specifically indicates a ship which is not yet in commission, but has been launched and is in the final stages of construction, or has been handed over for sea trials. Any ships with a status colour of blue is not yet counted towards the total number of active ships.
Submarines
[edit]Nuclear ballistic missile submarines
[edit]Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 汉) |
Commissioned | Displacement[a] | Fleet | Status |
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Type 094 / 094A submarine | Jin class | 411 | Long March 11 | 长征 11 | 2007 | 11,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
413 | Long March 13 | 长征 13 | 2009 | 11,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
412 | Long March 12 | 长征 12 | 2011 | 11,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
414 | Long March 14 | 长征 14 | 2012 | 11,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
420 | Long March 20 | 长征 20 | 2019 | 11,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
421 | Long March 21 | 长征 21 | 2021 | 11,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
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Type 094 (Jin class), with all 12 missile hatches open
Conventional ballistic missile submarines
[edit]Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 汉) |
Commissioned | Displacement[a] | Fleet | Status |
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Type 032 submarine | Qing class | Yuan-Zheng 201 | Expedition 201 | 远征 201 | 2012 | 6,630 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 汉) |
Commissioned | Displacement[a] | Fleet | Status |
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Type 093 submarine | Shang class | 407 | Long March 7 | 长征7 | 2006 | 6,100 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
408 | Long March 8 | 长征 8 | 2007 | 6,100 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 093A submarine | 409 | Long March 9 | 长征 9 | 2012 | 6,100 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | |
410 | Long March 10 | 长征 10 | 2015 | 6,100 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
418 | Long March 18 | 长征 18 | 2017 | 6,100 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
419 | Long March 19 | 长征 19 | 2017 | 6,100 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 091 submarine | Han class | 403 | Long March 3 | 长征 3 | 1984 | 5,550 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
404 | Long March 4 | 长征 4 | 1987 | 5,550 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
405 | Long March 5 | 长征 5 | 1990 | 5,550 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
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Type 091 (Han class)
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Profile of Type 093 (Shang class)
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 汉) |
Commissioned | Displacement[a] | Fleet | Status |
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Type 039A submarine | Yuan class | Chang-Cheng 330 | Great Wall 330 | 长城 330 | 2005 | 3,600 t | Active | |
Chang-Cheng 331 | Great Wall 331 | 长城 331 | 2009 | 3,600 t | Active | |||
Chang-Cheng 332 | Great Wall 332 | 长城 332 | 2009 | 3,600 t | Active | |||
Chang-Cheng 333 | Great Wall 333 | 长城 333 | 2010 | 3,600 t | Active | |||
Type 039B submarine | Chang-Cheng 334 | Great Wall 334 | 长城 334 | 2011 | 3,600 t | Active | ||
Chang-Cheng 335 | Great Wall 335 | 长城 335 | 2011 | 3,600 t | Active | |||
Chang-Cheng 336 | Great Wall 336 | 长城 336 | 2012 | 3,600 t | Active | |||
Chang-Cheng 337 | Great Wall 337 | 长城 337 | 2012 | 3,600 t | Active | |||
Chang-Cheng 338 | Great Wall 338 | 长城 338 | 2012 | 3,600 t | Active | |||
Chang-Cheng 339 | Great Wall 339 | 长城 339 | 2012 | 3,600 t | Active | |||
Chang-Cheng 340 | Great Wall 340 | 长城 340 | 2012 | 3,600 t | Active | |||
Chang-Cheng 341 | Great Wall 341 | 长城 341 | 2012 | 3,600 t | Active | |||
Chang-Cheng 342 | Great Wall 342 | 长城 342 | 2015 | 3,600 t | Active | |||
Chang-Cheng 343 | Great Wall 343 | 长城 343 | 2016 | 3,600 t | Active | |||
Chang-Cheng 344 | Great Wall 344 | 长城 344 | 2017 | 3,600 t | Active | |||
Chang-Cheng 345 | Great Wall 345 | 长城 345 | 2019- | 3,600 t | Active | |||
Chang-Cheng 346 | Great Wall 346 | 长城 346 | 3,600 t | Active | ||||
Type 039C submarine | Chang-Cheng ? | Great Wall ? | 长城 ? | 2022 | 3,600 t | Active | ||
Chang-Cheng ? | Great Wall ? | 长城 ? | 2023? | 3,600 t | Fitting out | |||
Chang-Cheng ? | Great Wall ? | 长城 ? | 2023? | 3,600 t | Fitting out | |||
Type 039 submarine | Song class | Chang-Cheng 320 | Great Wall 320 | 长城 320 | 1999 | 2,250 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Type 039G submarine | Chang-Cheng 321 | Great Wall 321 | 长城 321 | 2001 | 2,250 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | |
Chang-Cheng 322 | Great Wall 322 | 长城 322 | 2001 | 2,250 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Chang-Cheng 323 | Great Wall 323 | 长城 323 | 2003 | 2,250 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Chang-Cheng 324 | Great Wall 324 | 长城 324 | 2003 | 2,250 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Chang-Cheng 325 | Great Wall 325 | 长城 325 | 2004 | 2,250 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 039G1 submarine | Chang-Cheng 314 | Great Wall 314 | 长城 314 | 2003 | 2,250 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | |
Chang-Cheng 315 | Great Wall 315 | 长城 315 | 2003 | 2,250 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Chang-Cheng 316 | Great Wall 316 | 长城 316 | 2005 | 2,250 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Chang-Cheng 326 | Great Wall 326 | 长城 326 | 2006 | 2,250 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Chang-Cheng 327 | Great Wall 327 | 长城 327 | 2006 | 2,250 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Chang-Cheng 328 | Great Wall 328 | 长城 328 | 2006 | 2,250 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Chang-Cheng 329 | Great Wall 329 | 长城 329 | 2006 | 2,250 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 035A submarine | Ming class | Chang-Cheng 358 | Great Wall 358 | 长城 358 | 1993 | 2,113 t | North Sea Fleet | In reserve |
Chang-Cheng 359 | Great Wall 359 | 长城 359 | 1994 | 2,113 t | North Sea Fleet | In reserve | ||
Chang-Cheng 360 | Great Wall 360 | 长城 360 | 1995 | 2,113 t | North Sea Fleet | In reserve | ||
Chang-Cheng 362 | Great Wall 362 | 长城 362 | 1996 | 2,113 t | North Sea Fleet | In reserve | ||
Chang-Cheng 363 | Great Wall 363 | 长城 363 | 1996 | 2,113 t | North Sea Fleet | In reserve | ||
Chang-Cheng 305 | Great Wall 305 | 长城 305 | 1998 | 2,113 t | South Sea Fleet | In reserve | ||
Chang-Cheng 306 | Great Wall 306 | 长城 306 | 1998 | 2,113 t | South Sea Fleet | In reserve | ||
Chang-Cheng 307 | Great Wall 307 | 长城 307 | 1999 | 2,113 t | South Sea Fleet | In reserve | ||
Chang-Cheng 308 | Great Wall 308 | 长城 308 | 1999 | 2,113 t | South Sea Fleet | In reserve | ||
Chang-Cheng 309 | Great Wall 309 | 长城 309 | 2000 | 2,113 t | South Sea Fleet | In reserve | ||
Type 035B submarine | Chang-Cheng 310 | Great Wall 310 | 长城 310 | 2001 | 2,113 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | |
Chang-Cheng 311 | Great Wall 311 | 长城 311 | 2002 | 2,113 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Chang-Cheng 312 | Great Wall 312 | 长城 312 | 2003 | 2,113 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Chang-Cheng 313 | Great Wall 313 | 长城 313 | 2004 | 2,113 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Project 636M | Improved Kilo class | Chang-Cheng 366 | Great Wall 366 | 长城 366 | 1997 | 3,100 t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Chang-Cheng 367 | Great Wall 367 | 长城 367 | 1998 | 3,100 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Chang-Cheng 368 | Great Wall 368 | 长城 368 | 2004 | 3,100 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Chang-Cheng 369 | Great Wall 369 | 长城 369 | 2004 | 3,100 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Chang-Cheng 370 | Great Wall 370 | 长城 370 | 2005 | 3,100 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Chang-Cheng 371 | Great Wall 371 | 长城 371 | 2005 | 3,100 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Chang-Cheng 372 | Great Wall 372 | 长城 372 | 2005 | 3,100 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Chang-Cheng 373 | Great Wall 373 | 长城 373 | 2004 | 3,100 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Chang-Cheng 374 | Great Wall 374 | 长城 374 | 2005 | 3,100 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Chang-Cheng 375 | Great Wall 375 | 长城 375 | 2005 | 3,100 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
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Type 035 (Ming class)
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PLAN Kilo class
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Type 039 (Song class)
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Type 039A (Yuan class)
Surface ships
[edit]Principal Surface Combatants
[edit]Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 汉) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
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Type 001 aircraft carrier | Kuznetsov class | 16 | Liaoning | 辽宁 | 2012 | 60,900 t[3] | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Type 002 aircraft carrier | Modified Kuznetsov class | 17 | Shandong | 山东 | 2019 | 60,000-70,000 t[4] | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Type 003 aircraft carrier | Fujian class[5] | 18 | Fujian | 福建 | - | 80,000+ t[6] | Sea Trials |
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Type 001 Liaoning
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Type 002 Shandong
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Type 003 Fujian model
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | VLS Cells | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type 055 destroyer | Renhai class | 101 | Nanchang | 南昌 | 2020 | 13,000+ t | 112 | North Sea Fleet | Active |
102 | Lhasa | 拉萨 | 2021 | 13,000+ t | 112 | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
103 | Anshan | 鞍山 | 2021 | 13,000+ t | 112 | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
104 | Wuxi | 无锡 | 2022 | 13,000+ t | 112 | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
105 | Dalian | 大连 | 2021 | 13,000+ t | 112 | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
106 | Yan'an | 延安 | 2022 | 13,000+ t | 112 | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
107 | Zunyi | 遵义 | 2022 | 13,000+ t | 112 | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
108 | Xianyang | 咸阳 | 2023 | 13,000+ t | 112 | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 052D destroyer | Luyang III class | 172 | Kunming | 昆明 | 2014 | 7,500 t | 64 | South Sea Fleet | Active |
173 | Changsha | 长沙 | 2015 | 7,500 t | 64 | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
174 | Hefei | 合肥 | 2015 | 7,500 t | 64 | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
175 | Yinchuan | 银川 | 2016 | 7,500 t | 64 | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
117 | Xining | 西宁 | 2017 | 7,500 t | 64 | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
154 | Xiamen | 厦门 | 2017 | 7,500 t | 64 | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
118 | Urumqi | 乌鲁木齐 | 2018 | 7,500 t | 64 | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
119 | Guiyang | 贵阳 | 2019 | 7,500 t | 64 | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
155 | Nanjing | 南京 | 2018 | 7,500 t | 64 | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
131 | Taiyuan | 太原 | 2018 | 7,500 t | 64 | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
161 | Hohhot | 呼和浩特 | 2019 | 7,500 t | 64 | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
120 | Chengdu | 成都 | 2019 | 7,500 t | 64 | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
121 | Qiqihar | 齐齐哈尔 | 2020 | 7,500 t | 64 | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
156 | Zibo | 淄博 | 2020 | 7,500 t | 64 | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
122 | Tangshan | 唐山 | 2020 | 7,500 t | 64 | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
132 | Suzhou | 苏州 | 2021 | 7,500 t | 64 | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
123 | Huainan | 淮南 | 2021 | 7,500 t | 64 | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
162 | Nanning | 南宁 | 2021 | 7,500 t | 64 | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
124 | Kaifeng | 开封 | 2021 | 7,500 t | 64 | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
164 | Guilin | 桂林 | 2021 | 7,500 t | 64 | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
165 | Zhanjiang | 湛江 | 2021 | 7,500 t | 64 | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
133 | Baotou | 包头 | 2021 | 7,500 t | 64 | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
163 | Jiaozuo | 焦作 | 2022 | 7,500 t | 64 | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
134 | Shaoxing | 绍兴 | 2022 | 7,500 t | 64 | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
157 | Lishui | 丽水 | 2022 | 7,500 t | 64 | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
2024 est. | 7,500 t | 64 | Fitting out | ||||||
2024 est. | 7,500 t | 64 | Fitting out | ||||||
2024 est. | 7,500 t | 64 | Fitting out | ||||||
2024 est. | 7,500 t | 64 | Fitting out | ||||||
Type 052C destroyer | Luyang II class | 170 | Lanzhou | 兰州 | 2004 | 7,000 t | 48 | South Sea Fleet | Active |
171 | Haikou | 海口 | 2005 | 7,000 t | 48 | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
150 | Changchun | 长春 | 2013 | 7,000 t | 48 | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
151 | Zhengzhou | 郑州 | 2013 | 7,000 t | 48 | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
152 | Jinan | 济南 | 2014 | 7,000 t | 48 | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
153 | Xi'an | 西安 | 2015 | 7,000 t | 48 | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 051C destroyer | Luzhou class | 115 | Shenyang | 沈阳 | 2006 | 7,100 t | 48 | North Sea Fleet | Active |
116 | Shijiazhuang | 石家庄 | 2007 | 7,100 t | 48 | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 052B destroyer | Luyang I class | 168 | Guangzhou | 广州 | 2004 | 7,112 t | 32 | South Sea Fleet | Active |
169 | Wuhan | 武汉 | 2004 | 7,112 t | 32 | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 051B destroyer | Luhai class | 167 | Shenzhen | 深圳 | 1999 | 6,100 t | 32 | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Type 052 destroyer | Luhu class | 112 | Harbin | 哈尔滨 | 1994 | 4,800 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | |
113 | Qingdao | 青岛 | 1996 | 4,800 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | |||
Type 956E class | Sovremenny class | 136 | Hangzhou | 杭州 | 1999 | 7,900 t | 8 | East Sea Fleet | Active |
137 | Fuzhou | 福州 | 2000 | 7,900 t | 8 | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 956EM class | 138 | Taizhou | 泰州 | 2006 | 7,900 t | 8 | East Sea Fleet | Active | |
139 | Ningbo | 宁波 | 2006 | 7,900 t | 8 | East Sea Fleet | Active |
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Type 052 (Luhu class)
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Type 051B (Luhai class)
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Project 956EM (Sovremenny class)
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Type 052B (Guangzhou/Luyang I Class)
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Type 051C (Luzhou class)
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Type 052C (Luyang II class)
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Type 052D (Luyang III class)
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Type 055 (Renhai class)
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type 054A frigate | Jiangkai II class | 530 | Xuzhou | 徐州 | 2008 | 4,200 t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
529 | Zhoushan | 舟山 | 2008 | 4,200 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
570 | Huangshan | 黄山 | 2008 | 4,200 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
568 | Hengyang | 衡阳 | 2008 | 4,200 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
571 | Yuncheng | 运城 | 2010 | 4,200 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
569 | Yulin | 玉林 | 2010 | 4,200 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
548 | Yiyang | 益阳 | 2010 | 4,200 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
549 | Changzhou | 常州 | 2011 | 4,200 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
538 | Yantai | 烟台 | 2011 | 4,200 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
546 | Yancheng | 盐城 | 2012 | 4,200 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
572 | Hengshui | 衡水 | 2012 | 4,200 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
573 | Liuzhou | 柳州 | 2012 | 4,200 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
547 | Linyi | 临沂 | 2012 | 4,200 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
575 | Yueyang | 岳阳 | 2013 | 4,200 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
550 | Weifang | 潍坊 | 2013 | 4,200 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
574 | Sanya | 三亚 | 2013 | 4,200 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
577 | Huanggang | 黄冈 | 2015 | 4,200 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
576 | Daqing | 大庆 | 2015 | 4,200 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
578 | Yangzhou | 扬州 | 2015 | 4,200 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
579 | Handan | 邯郸 | 2015 | 4,200 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
532 | Jingzhou | 荆州 | 2016 | 4,200 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
531 | Xiangtan | 湘潭 | 2016 | 4,200 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
515 | Binzhou | 滨州 | 2016 | 4,200 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
536 | Xuchang | 许昌 | 2017 | 4,200 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
539 | Wuhu | 芜湖 | 2017 | 4,200 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
598 | Rizhao | 日照 | 2018 | 4,200 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
599 | Anyang | 安阳 | 2018 | 4,200 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
500 | Xianning | 咸宁 | 2018 | 4,200 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
601 | Nantong | 南通 | 2019 | 4,200 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
542 | Zaozhuang | 枣庄 | 2019 | 4,200 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
522 | Zizang | 资阳 | 2022 | 4,200 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
534 | Hebi | 鹤壁 | 2022 | 4,200 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
551 | Bayannao'er | 巴彦淖尔市 | 2022 | 4,200 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
540 | Xichang | 西昌市 | 2023 | 4,200 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
537 | Yixing | 宜兴 | 2023 | 4,200 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 054 frigate | Jiangkai I class | 525 | Ma'anshan | 马鞍山 | 2005 | 3,900 t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
526 | Wenzhou | 温州 | 2005 | 3,900 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 053H3 light frigate | Jiangwei II class | 564 | Yichang | 宜昌 | 1999 | 2,400 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
565 | Huludao | 葫芦岛 | 2000 | 2,400 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
524 | Sanming | 三明 | 2000 | 2,400 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
567 | Xiangyang | 襄阳 | 2002 | 2,400 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
566 | Huaihua | 怀化 | 2002 | 2,400 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
527 | Luoyang | 洛阳 | 2005 | 2,400 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
528 | Mianyang | 绵阳 | 2005 | 2,400 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 053H1G light frigate | Jianghu V class | 558 | Beihai | 北海 | 1993 | 1,729 t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
559 | Foshan | 佛山 | 1994 | 1,729 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 053H1 light frigate | Jianghu II class | 553 | Shaoguan | 韶关 | 1985 | 1,729 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
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Type 053H1G (Jianghu V class)
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Type 053H1 (Jianghu II class)
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Type 053H3 (Jiangwei II class)
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Type 054 (Jiangkai I class)
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Type 054A (Jiangkai II class)
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
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Type 056 corvette | Jiangdao class | | 580 | Datong | 大同 | 2013 | 1,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
581 | Yingkou | 营口 | 2013 | 1,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
582 | Bengbu | 蚌埠 | 2013 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
583 | Shangrao | 上饶 | 2013 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
596 | Huizhou | 惠州 | 2013 | 1,500 t | Hong Kong | Active | ||
597 | Qinzhou | 钦州 | 2013 | 1,500 t | Hong Kong | Active | ||
584 | Meizhou | 梅州 | 2013 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
585 | Baise | 百色 | 2013 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
586 | Ji'an | 吉安 | 2014 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
587 | Jieyang | 揭阳 | 2014 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
588 | Quanzhou | 泉州 | 2014 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
589 | Qingyuan | 清远 | 2014 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
590 | Weihai | 威海 | 2014 | 1,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
591 | Fushun | 抚顺 | 2014 | 1,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
592 | Luzhou | 泸州 | 2014 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
595 | Chaozhou | 潮州 | 2014 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
503 | Suzhou | 宿州 | 2015 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
501 | Xinyang | 信阳 | 2015 | 1,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
509 | Huaian | 淮安 | 2016 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
510 | Ningde | 宁德 | 2016 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
511 | Baoding | 保定 | 2016 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
512 | Heze | 菏泽 | 2016 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 056A corvette | 502 | Huangshi | 黄石 | 2015 | 1,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | |
593 | Sanmenxia | 三门峡 | 2014 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
594 | Zhuzou | 株洲 | 2014 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
504 | Suqian | 宿迁 | 2015 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
505 | Qinhuangdao | 秦皇岛 | 2015 | 1,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
506 | Jingmen | 荆门 | 2016 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
507 | Tongren | 铜仁 | 2016 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
508 | Qujing | 曲靖 | 2016 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
513 | Ezhou | 鄂州 | 2017 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
514 | Liupanshui | 六盘水 | 2017 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
520 | Hanzhong | 汉中 | 2017 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
518 | Yiwu | 义乌 | 2017 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
535 | Xuancheng | 宣城 | 2017 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
556 | Yichun | 宜春 | 2017 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
552 | Guangyuan | 广元 | 2017 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
551 | Suining | 遂宁 | 2017 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
540 | Wuhai | 乌海 | 2018 | 1,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
554 | Deyang | 德阳 | 2018 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
541 | Zhangye | 张掖 | 2018 | 1,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
557 | Nanchong | 南充 | 2018 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
625 | Bazhong | 巴中 | 2019 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
610 | Shuozhou | 朔州 | 2019 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
626 | Wuzhou | 梧州 | 2019 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
623 | Wenshan | 文山 | 2019 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
603 | Dingzhou | 定州 | 2019 | 1,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
621 | Panzhihua | 攀枝花 | 2020 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
620 | Ganzhou | 赣州 | 2020 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
611 | Luan | 六安 | 2020 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
608 | Liaocheng | 聊城 | 2020 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
627 | Enshi | 恩施 | 2020 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
628 | Yongzhou | 永州 | 2020 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
605 | Zhangjiakou | 张家口 | 2020 | 1,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
616 | Taian | 泰安 | 2020 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
615 | Xiaogan | 孝感 | 2020 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
622 | Guangan | 广安 | 2020 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
604 | Mudanjiang | 牡丹江 | 2020 | 1,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
617 | Jingdezhen | 景德镇 | 2020 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
624 | Suizhou | 随州 | 2020 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
606 | Xinji | 辛集 | 2020 | 1,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
607 | Dongying | 东营 | 2020 | 1,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
609 | Shizuishan | 石嘴山 | 2020 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
600 | Songyuan | 松原 | 2020 | 1,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
629 | Tongling | 铜陵 | 2020 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
631 | Tianmen | 天门 | 2021 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
619 | Nanyang | 南阳 | 2021 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
618 | Shangqiu | 商丘 | 2021 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
636 | Jining | 济宁 | 2021 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
637 | Shiyan | 十堰 | 2021 | 1,500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
602 | Pingdingshan | 平顶山 | 2021 | 1,500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
630 | Aba | 阿坝 | 2021 | 1,500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
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Type 056 (Jiangdao class)
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Type 056A (Jiangdao class)
Coastal warfare vessels
[edit]Missile boats, submarine chasers and gunboats
[edit]Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type 022 missile boat | Houbei class | 60 in service | 2004 | 220 t | Active | |||
Type 037II missile boat | Houjian class | 770 | Yangjiang | 阳江 | 1991 | 520 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
771 | Shunde | 顺德 | 1995 | 520 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
772 | Nanhai | 南海 | 1995 | 520 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
773 | Panyu | 番禹 | 1995 | 520 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
774 | Lianjiang | 廉江 | 1999 | 520 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
775 | Xinhui | 新会 | 1999 | 520 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 037IG missile boat | Houxin class | 18 in service | 1991-1999 | 478 t | Active | |||
Type 037IS submarine chaser | Haiqing class | 26 in service | 1982- | 478 t | Active | |||
Type 062I gunboat | Shanghai III class | Approx. 17 in service | 1988- | 170 t | Active |
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Type 062 (Shanghai III class)
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Type 037II (Houjian class)
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Type 022 (Houbei class)
Amphibious warfare ships
[edit]Major amphibious warfare vessels
[edit]Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 汉) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type 075 landing helicopter dock | Yushen class | 31 | Hainan | 海南 | 2021 | 40,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
32 | Guangxi | 广西 | 2021 | 40,000 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
33 | Anhui | 安徽 | 2022 | 40,000 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Unknown | Unknown | 2023 | 40,000 t | Unknown | Fitting Out | |||
Type 071 amphibious transport dock | Yuzhao class | 998 | Kunlun Shan | 昆仑山 | 2007 | 25,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
999 | Jinggang Shan | 井冈山 | 2011 | 25,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
989 | Changbai Shan | 长白山 | 2012 | 25,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
988 | Yimeng Shan | 沂蒙山 | 2016 | 25,000 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
980 | Longhu Shan | 龙虎山 | 2018 | 25,000 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
987 | Wuzhi Shan | 五指山 | 2019 | 25,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
986 | Siming Shan | 四明山 | 2020 | 25,000 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
985 | Qilian Shan | 祁连山 | 2020 | 25,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 072A landing ship | Yuting III class | 911 | Tianzhu Shan | 天柱山 | 2003 | 4,800 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
912 | Daqing Shan | 大青山 | 2003 | 4,800 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
913 | Baxian Shan | 八仙山 | 2003 | 4,800 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
992 | Huading Shan | 华顶山 | 2003 | 4,800 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
993 | Luoxiao Shan | 罗宵山 | 2004 | 4,800 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
994 | Daiyun Shan | 戴云山 | 2004 | 4,800 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
995 | Wanyang Shan | 万羊山 | 2004 | 4,800 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
996 | Laotie Shan | 老铁山 | 2005 | 4,800 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
997 | Lühua Shan | 绿华山 | 2004 | 4,800 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
981 | Dabie Shan | 大别山 | 2015 | 4,800 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
982 | Taihang Shan | 太行山 | 2015 | 4,800 t | Active | |||
916 | Tianmu Shan | 天目山 | 2016 | 4,800 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
914 | Wuyi Shan | 武夷山 | 2016 | 4,800 t | Active | |||
915 | Culai Shan | 徂徕山 | 2016 | 4,800 t | Active | |||
917 | Wutai Shan | 五台山 | 2016 | 4,800 t | Active | |||
Type 072III dock landing ship | Yuting II class | 991 | Emei Shan | 峨眉山 | 1992 | 4,800 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
934 | Danxia Shan | 丹霞山 | 1995 | 4,800 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
935 | Xuefeng Shan | 雪峰山 | 1995 | 4,800 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
936 | Haiyang Shan | 海洋山 | 1996 | 4,800 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
937 | Qingcheng Shan | 青城山 | 1996 | 4,800 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
908 | Yandang Shan | 雁荡山 | 1997 | 4,800 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
909 | Jiuhua Shan | 九华山 | 2000 | 4,800 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
939 | Putuo Shan | 普陀山 | 2000 | 4,800 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
910 | Huanggang Shan | 黄岗山 | 2001 | 4,800 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
940 | Tiantai Shan | 天台山 | 2002 | 4,800 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 072II tank landing ship | Yukan class | 931 | Dongting Shan | 洞庭山 | 4,170 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | |
932 | Helan Shan | 贺兰山 | 4,170 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | |||
933 | Liupan Shan | 六盘山 | 1995 | 4,170 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 073A helicopter landing ship | Yunshu class | 941 | Mount Sheng | 嵊山 | 2000-2002 | 2,000 t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
942 | Mount Lu | 鲁山 | 2000-2002 | 2,000 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
943 | Mount Meng | 蒙山 | 2000-2002 | 2,000 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
944 | Mount Jade | 玉山 | 2000-2002 | 2,000 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
945 | Mount Hua | 华山 | 2000-2002 | 2,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
946 | Mount Song | 嵩山 | 2000-2002 | 2,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
947 | Mount Lu | 庐山 | 2000-2002 | 2,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
948 | Snow Mountain | 雪山 | 2000-2002 | 2,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
949 | Mount Heng | 衡山 | 2000-2002 | 2,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
950 | Mount Tai | 泰山 | 2000-2002 | 2,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 073III helicopter landing ship | Yudeng class | 990 | Mount Golden City | 金城山 | 1991 | 1,850 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Type 074A medium landing ship | Yubei class | 3128 | Unknown | Unknown | 2004 | 700 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
3129 | Unknown | Unknown | 2004 | 700 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
3233 | Unknown | Unknown | 2004 | 700 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
3234 | Unknown | Unknown | 2004 | 700 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
3315 | Unknown | Unknown | 2004 | 700 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
3316 | Unknown | Unknown | 2004 | 700 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
3317 | Unknown | Unknown | 2004 | 700 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
3318 | Unknown | Unknown | 2004 | 700 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
3319 | Unknown | Unknown | ? | 700 t | ? | Active | ||
3232 | Unknown | Unknown | 2005 | 700 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
3235 | Unknown | Unknown | 2005 | 700 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 074 medium landing ship | Yuhai class | 3111 | Unknown | Unknown | 1995 | 700 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
3112 | Unknown | Unknown | 1995 onward | 700 t | ? | Active | ||
3113 | Unknown | Unknown | 1995 onward | 700 t | ? | Active | ||
3115 | Unknown | Unknown | 1995 onward | 700 t | ? | Active | ||
3116 | Unknown | Unknown | 1995 onward | 700 t | ? | Active | ||
3117 | Unknown | Unknown | 1995 onward | 700 t | ? | Active | ||
3128 | Unknown | Unknown | 1995 onward | 700 t | ? | Active | ||
3129 | Unknown | Unknown | 1995 onward | 700 t | ? | Active | ||
3144 | Unknown | Unknown | 1995 onward | 700 t | ? | Active | ||
3357 | Unknown | Unknown | February 10, 2017 | 700 t | PLAN Hong Kong garrison | Active | ||
3358 | Unknown | Unknown | 2018 | 700 t | PLAN Hong Kong garrison | Active | ||
3359 | Unknown | Unknown | 2018 | 700 t | PLAN Hong Kong garrison | Active | ||
Type 271IIIA landing ship medium | Yulü class | Various (5+) | Unknown | Unknown | 1989 onward | 800 t | All fleets | Active |
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Type 074 (Yuhai class)
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Type 073A (Yunshu class)
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Type 072A (Yuting III class)
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Type 071 (Yuzhao class)
Minor amphibious warfare crafts
[edit]List of active People's Liberation Army Navy landing craft
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 汉) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type 067 utility landing craft | Yunnan class | Various | Not named | Not named | 1970s | 128 t | All fleets | Active |
Type 068 landing craft mechanized | Yuch’in class | Various | Unknown | Unknown | 1970 onward | 58 t | All fleets | Active |
Type 069 landing craft mechanized | Various | Unknown | Unknown | 1997 onward | ≈ 60 t | All fleets | Active | |
Type 271IID landing craft utility | Yupen class | Various | Unknown | Unknown | 1980 onward | 507 t | All fleets | Active |
Type 271III landing craft utility | Various | Unknown | Unknown | 1980s | > 600 t | All fleets | Active | |
Type 722 II | Jinsha-II class | Various | Not named | Not named | 1979 onward | 70 t | All fleets | Active |
Type 724 LCAC | Payi class | Various | Not named | Not named | 1994 onward | 6.5 t | All fleets | Active |
Type 726 LCAC | Yuyi class | 3320 | Not named | Not named | 2011 | 160 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
3321 | Not named | Not named | 2013 | 160 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
3322 | Not named | Not named | 2013 | 160 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 726A | 3236 | Not named | Not named | January 10, 2018 | 160 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | |
3237 | Not named | Not named | January 10, 2018 | 160 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
3238 | Not named | Not named | January 10, 2018 | 160 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
3239 | Not named | Not named | January 10, 2018 | 160 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
3330 | Not named | Not named | 2016 | 160 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
3331 | Not named | Not named | 2016 | 160 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
3332 | Not named | Not named | 2016 | 160 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
3333 | Not named | Not named | 2019 | 160 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
3334 | Not named | Not named | 2019 | 160 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
3335 | Not named | Not named | 2019 | 160 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
3336 | Not named | Not named | 2019 | 160 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
3337 | Not named | Not named | 2019 | 160 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Project 1232.2 (LCAC) | Pomornik class | 3325 | Not named | Not named | 2012 | 555 t | All fleets | Active |
3326 | Not named | Not named | 2014 | 555 t | All fleets | Active | ||
Type 958 LCAC | 3327 | Not named | Not named | 2014 | 555 t | All fleets | Active | |
3328 | Not named | Not named | 2017 | 555 t | All fleets | Active | ||
3329 | Not named | Not named | 2018 | 555 t | All fleets | Active | ||
? | Not named | Not named | 2019 | 555 t | All fleets | Active |
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Type 722 II (Jingsha II class)
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Type 067 (Yunnan class)
In addition to units in active service, PLAN also keeps a large number (up to several hundreds) of minesweepers in operational reserve,[7] and regularly conducts minecountermeasure exercises.[8]
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type 010 minesweeper | T43 class | Various | Various | Various | December 1987 (last batch) | 590 t | All fleets | Active |
Type 081 mine hunter/ sweeper | Wochi class | 705 | Zhangjiagang | 张家港 | March 6, 2007 | 1,200 t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
839 | Liuyang | 浏阳 | July 29, 2007 | 1,200 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
840 | Luxi | 泸溪 | July 29, 2007 | 1,200 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
706 | Jingjiang | 靖江 | November 9, 2007 | 1,200 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 081A mine/ sweeper | 841 | Xiaoyi | 孝义 | February 24, 2012 | 1,200 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | |
742 | Taishan | 台山 | August 6, 2012 | 1,200 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
743 | Changshu | 常熟 | May 13, 2013 | 1,200 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
744 | Heshan | 鹤山 | October 10, 2013 | 1,200 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
845 | Qingzhou | 青州 | January 26, 2014 | 1,200 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
846 | Yucheng | 禹城 | October 10, 2014 | 1,200 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
732 | Renhuai | 仁怀 | 2018 | 1,200 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
848 | Xuanwei | 宣威 | January 2019 | 1,200 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
849 | Wudi | 无棣 | 2019 | 1,200 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
831 | ? | ? | 2019 | 1,200 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 082II mine countermeasure vessel | Wozang class | 804 | Huoqiu | 霍邱 | 2005 | 575 t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
818 | Kunshan | 昆山 | 2011 | 575 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
809 | Kaiping | 开平 | 2015 | 575 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
811 | Rongcheng | 荣城 | 2016 | 575 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
814 | Donggang | 东港 | 2016 | 575 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
808 | Rudong | 如东 | 2017 | 575 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 082I mine sweeper / coastal minelayer | Wosao II class | 806 | Zhijiang | 枝江 | 2004 | 400 t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
807 | Zhuji | 诸暨 | 2004 | 400 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
816 | Haimen | 海门 | 2004 | 400 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
817 | Wenling | 温岭 | 2004 | 400 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
820 | Pingdu | 平度 | 2004 | 400 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
821 | Changyi | 昌邑 | 2004 | 400 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
822 | Yangshuo | 阳朔 | 2004 | 400 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
823 | Yongsheng | 永胜 | 2004 | 400 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
824 | Daxin | 大新 | 2004 | 400 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
825 | Huarong | 华容 | 2004 | 400 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
826 | Rongjiang | 榕江 | 2004 | 400 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
827 | Qionghai | 琼海 | 2004 | 400 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 082 mine sweeper / coastal minelayer | Wosao I class | 800 | chun'an | 淳安 | 1988 | 313.5 t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
801 | Xiangshan | 象山 | 1988 | 313.5 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
802 | Chongming | 崇明 | 1988 | 313.5 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
803 | Fenghua | 奉化 | 1988 | 313.5 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 312 minesweeper / mine sweeping drone | Futi class | Various | Not named | Not named | 1972 onward | 47 t | All fleets | In operational reserve |
Type 529 minesweeper / mine sweeping drone | Wonang class | Various | 21 in service | Not named | 2004/2005- | 100 t | All fleets | Active |
Type 8101 auxiliary minesweeper | ? | Various | Not named | Not named | 1975- | 200 t | All fleets | In operational reserve |
Type 8105 auxiliary minesweeper | FT-14 AIT class | Various | Not named | Not named | 1980s | 366.82 t | All fleets | In operational reserve |
Type 8154 auxiliary minelayer | Various | Not named | Not named | 1981- | 600 t | All fleets | In operational reserve | |
Type 8154 auxiliary minesweeper | Various | Not named | Not named | 1980s | 600 t | All fleets | In operational reserve | |
Type 792 auxiliary minesweeper | Various | Not named | Not named | 1990s | 600 t | All fleets | In operational reserve |
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Type 081 (Wochi class)
Auxiliaries
[edit]Unlike warships of PLAN that are named per Naval Vessels Naming Regulation which many PLAN auxiliaries do not follow, but instead, they are designated by a combination of two Chinese characters followed by a two or three-digit number. The first Chinese character denotes which Chinese fleet the ship is service with, with East (Dong, 东) for East Sea Fleet, North (Bei, 北) for North Sea Fleet, and South (Nan, 南) for South Sea Fleet. The second Chinese character is for hull classification, such as Barge (Bo, 驳) for barge, Survey (Ce, 测) for survey vessel, Oil (You, 油) for oil tanker, Repair (Xiu, 修) for repair ship, Rescue (Jiu, 救) for rescue ship, Transport (Yun, 运) for transport & cargo ship, Tuo (tug, 拖) for tugboat, Water (Shui, 水) for water tanker, etc. When auxiliaries are reassigned to a different fleet, their pennant number would change accordingly. Some PLAN naval auxiliaries perform multiple functions and thus are referenced multiple times differently under various hull classifications. Furthermore, when PLAN auxiliaries are tasked to perform certain civilian missions such as in support of civilian research or construction projects, they are sometimes temporarily assigned different pennant numbers for the duration of those missions, thus making the accurate assessment of PLAN auxiliary fleet rather difficult.
In addition, some PLAN auxiliaries especially research vessels are jointly funded by other civilian agencies of Chinese government, and frequently conduct missions for these civilian agencies/departments, just like the way Protezione Civile funded Italian San Giorgio-class amphibious transport dock of the Italian navy, and thus also performs disaster relief missions in addition to military operations.[9] When these jointly owned and/or funded PLAN naval auxiliaries are subject to civilian agencies/departments & perform missions for them, they are often assigned a different pennant number & name, just as in some cases of PLAN naval auxiliaries are sometimes assigned assigned different pennant numbers when performing certain civilian missions, thus making the accurate count of the PLAN auxiliary fleet even more complicated and difficult. Therefore, list provided here is seldom up-to-date. For a complete list of auxiliary vessels currently in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy please see the List of PLAN Auxiliaries.(Note that it is a work in progress and often may not yet be complete.)
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
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400 ton-class ammunition ship | ? | Y834 | Not named | Not named | ? | 400 t | All fleets | Active |
Yantai class | Yantai class | Various | Not named | Not named | 3 ships total | 3,300 t | All fleets | Active |
Yuan Wang-class ammunition ship, missile/rocket | Yuan Wang class | Yuan-Wang 21 | Long View 21 | 远望 21 | April 1, 2012 | 9080 t | PLA SSF | Active |
Yuan-Wang 22 | Long View 23 | 远望 22 | January 24, 2013 | 9080 t | PLA SSF | Active |
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
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Type 066 | Yuch'in class | Various | Not named | Not named | 1980s- | 70 t | All fleets | Active |
Type 911I | Yunan/Yunnan class | Various | Not named | Not named | 1980s- | 128 t | All fleets | Active |
Type 999 | ? | Various | Not named | Not named | Early 1970s | 95 t | All fleets | Active |
Type 999G | ? | Various | Not named | Not named | Mid 1970s | 98 t | All fleets | Active |
Type 999HG | ? | Various | Not named | Not named | late 1970s | 98 t | All fleets | Active |
Type 744A buoy tender | Yannan class | Nan-Biao 463 | South Buoy 463 | 南标 463 | Dec 14, 1980 | 2,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Bei-Biao 982 | North Buoy 982 | 北标 982 | Mar 1981 | 2,000 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bei-Biao 983 | North Buoy 983 | 北标 983 | May 1981 | 2,000 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 944A buoy tender | Yanni class | Dong-Biao 265 | East Buoy 265 | 东标 265 | Jan 23, 2017 | 2,300 t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Nan-Biao 467 | South Buoy 467 | 南标 467 | Jun 2017 | 2,300 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bei-Biao 989 | North-Buoy 989 | 北标 989 | Sept 4, 2018 | 2,300 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
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Dulaji-class cable layer | Dulaji class | Bei-Lan 768 | North Cable 768 | 北缆 768 | ? | 300 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Bei-Lan 769 | North Cable 769 | 北缆 769 | ? | 300 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Lan 884 | East Cable 884 | 东缆 884 | ? | 300 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Lan 885 | East Cable 885 | 东缆 885 | ? | 300 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Lan 235 | South Cable 235 | 南缆 235 | ? | 300 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 911II cable layer | Yunan/Yunnan class | Various | Not named | Not named | 1980s- | 128 t | All fleets | Active |
Type 991 cable layer | Youdian class | Bei-Lan 764 | North Cable 764 | 北缆 764 | 1975 – mid 1980s | 1327 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Bei-Lan 765 | North Cable 765 | 北缆 765 | 1975 – mid 1980s | 1327 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Lan 868 | East Cable 868 | 东缆 868 | 1975 – mid 1980s | 1327 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Lan 873 | East Cable 873 | 东缆 873 | 1975 – mid 1980s | 1327 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Lan 874 | East Cable 874 | 东缆 874 | 1975 – mid 1980s | 1327 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Lan 882 | East Cable 882 | 东缆 882 | 1975 – mid 1980s | 1327 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Lan 234 | South Cable 234 | 南缆 234 | 1975 – mid 1980s | 1327 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Youlan-class cable layer | Youlan class | Dong-Lan 885 | East Cable 885 | 东缆 739 | January 30, 2015 | 5000 t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Nan-Lan 233 | South Cable 233 | 南缆 233 | 2017 | 5000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
500 cubic meter-class barge | ? | Bei-Bo 65 | North Barge 65 | 北驳 65 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Bei-Bo 66 | North Barge 66 | 北驳 66 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bei-Bo 67 | North Barge 67 | 北驳 67 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bei-Bo 68 | North Barge 68 | 北驳 68 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Bo 37 | South Barge 37 | 南驳 37 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Bo 42 | South Barge 42 | 南驳 42 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Bo 44 | South Barge 44 | 南驳 44 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bo Sea Pearl-class roll-on/roll-off ship | Bo Sea Pearl class | Bo-Hai-Cui-Zhu | Bo Sea Emerald Pearl | 渤海翠珠 | August 8, 2012 | 36,000 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Bo-Hai-Jing-Zhu | Bo Sea Crystal Pearl | 渤海晶珠 | October 10, 2012 | 36,000 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bo-Hai-Zuan-Zhu | Bo Sea Diamond Pearl | 渤海钻珠 | February 2015 | 36,000 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bo-Hai-Ma-Zhu | Bo Sea Agate Pearl | 渤海玛珠 | March 2015 | 36,000 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Chinese float-on/float-off ship Donghai Island | Modified Hansa Sonderberg class | 868 | Donghai Island | 东海岛 | July 10, 2015 | 23000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Chinese float-on/float-off ship Zhenhua 33 | ? | Zhen-Hua 33 | Revitalize China 33 | 振华 33 | March 14, 2017 | 50000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Chinese roll-on/roll-off ship Chang Da Long | ? | Chang-Da-Long | Chang-Da-Long | 长达隆 | 2013 | 20000 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Chinese roll-on/roll-off ship China Revival | ? | Zhong-Hua-Fu-Xing | China Revival | 中华复兴 | November 4, 2019 | 45000 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Chinese roll-on/roll-off ship Zhong Tie Bo Hai 3 | ? | Zhong-Tie-Bo Hai 3 | China Railway Bo Sea 3 | 中铁渤海3号 | June 18, 2008 | 25000 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Converted/Militarized container ships[10][11] | ? | Not assigned | Various | Various | Various | Various | All fleets | Active |
Darong-class transport / troopship | Darong class | Nan-Yun 830 | South Transport 830 | 南运 830 | 2015 | 5000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Nan-Yun 831 | South Transport 831 | 南运 831 | 2015 | 5000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dongbo 22-class barge | ? | Dong-Bo 22 | East Barge 22 | 东驳 22 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Dong-Bo 23 | East Barge 23 | 东驳 23 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Bo 24 | East Barge 24 | 东驳 24 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dongbo 39-class barge (YF) | ? | Dong-Bo 39 | East Barge 39 | 东驳 39 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Dongdao-class reefer ship | Dongdao class | Bei-Leng 599 | North Refrigeration 599 | 北冷 599 | Early 1960s | 1600 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Dongleng-class reefer ship | Dongleng class | Dong-Leng 794 | East Refrigeration 794 | 东冷 794 | Early 1960s | 1290 t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Qiongsha-class cargo ship | Qiongsha class | Nan-Yun 832 | South Transport 832 | 南运 832 | 1980s | 2150 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Retired landing ships/crafts | Various | Various | Various | Various | ? | Various | All fleets | Active |
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beiqi 346-class crane ship | ? | Bei-Qi 346 | North Lift 346 | 北起 346 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Dong-Qi 423 | East Lift 423 | 东起 423 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Qi 428 | East Lift 428 | 东起 428 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Qi 745 | South Lift 745 | 南起 745 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Beiqi 384-class crane ship | ? | Bei-Qi 384 | North Lift 384 | 北起 384 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Crane ship of unidentified type/class | ? | Nan-Qi 746 | South Lift 746 | 南起 746 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Degaussing/deperming ships
[edit]Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type 911 | Dazar class | Dong-Qin 870 | East Logistics 870 | 东勤 870 | 2009 | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Nan-Qin 207 | South Logisitics 207 | 南勤 207 | 2017 | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 912IIIAH | Yanci class | Bei-Qin 736 | North Logistics 736 | 北勤 736 | 1988 onward | 848 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Dong-Qin 864 | East Logistics 864 | 东勤 864 | 1988 onward | 848 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Qin 203 | South Logistics 203 | 南勤 203 | January 15, 1998 | 848 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Qin 205 | South Logistics 205 | 南勤 205 | 1988 onward | 848 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 912IIIA | Yanbai class | Dong-Qin 860 | East Logistics 860 | 东勤 860 | 1988 onward | 746 t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Dong-Qin 863 | East Logistics 863 | 东勤 863 | 1988 onward | 746 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 912III | Bei-Qin 735 | North Logistics 735 | 北勤 735 | December 1973 | 746 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | |
Type 912I | Nan-Qin 202 | South Logistics 202 | 南勤 202 | December 1972 | 570 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | |
Type 912 | Bei-Qin 731 | North Logistics 731 | 北勤 731 | March 1970 | 570 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Longma-class dive tender / rescue ship | Longma class | Bei-Jiu 141 | North Rescue 141 | 北救 141 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Bei-Jiu 142 | North Rescue 142 | 北救 142 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Jiu 507 | South Rescue 507 | 南救 507 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 904I dive tender / research ship | Yanqian class | Kan-Cha No. 1 | Survey No. 1 | 勘查一号 | August 1981 | 1354 t | All fleets | Active |
Type 904II dive tender / research ship | Kan-Cha No. 2 | Survey No. 2 | 勘查二号 | May 1983 | 1327 t | All fleets | Active |
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 cubic meter-class dredger | ? | Jiao-Zhua 110 | Jiao-Zhua 110 | 交抓 110 | July 1987 | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Beijun 204-class dredger | ? | Bei-Jun 204 | North Deepen 204 | 北浚 204 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Bei-Jun 272 | North Deepen 272 | 北浚 272 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Jun 609 | South Deepen 609 | 南浚 609 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dongjun 417-class dredger | ? | Dong-Jun 417 | East Deepen 417 | 东浚 417 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Dongjun 433-class dredger | ? | Dong-Jun 433 | East Deepen 433 | 东浚 433 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Dongjun 434-class dredger | ? | Dong-Jun 434 | East Deepen 434 | 东浚 434 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Dredger of unidentified type/class | ? | Bei-Jun 271 | North Deepen 746 | 北浚 271 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Bei-Jun 273 | North Deepen 273 | 北浚 273 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bei-Jun 274 | North Deepen 274 | 北浚 274 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bei-Jun 277 | North Deepen 277 | 北浚 277 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bei-Jun 278 | North Deepen 278 | 北浚 278 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nanjun 610-class dredger | ? | Nan-Jun 610 | South Deepen 610 | 南浚 610 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Nan-Jun 611 | South Deepen 611 | 南浚 611 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Engineering Ships
[edit]Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Engineering ship of unidentified type/class | ? | Bei-Gong 275 | North Engineering 275 | 北工 275 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Bei-Gong 276 | North Engineering 276 | 北工 276 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dulaji-class environmental research ship | Dulaji class | Bei-Jian 04 | North Monitor 04 | 北监 04 | ? | 300 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Bei-Jian 10 | North Monitor 10 | 北监 10 | ? | 300 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Jian 06 | East Monitor 06 | 东监 06 | ? | 300 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Jian 03 | South Monitor 03 | 南监 03 | ? | 300 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Fleet replenishment
[edit]Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type 901 fast combat support ship | Fuyu class | 965 | Hulun Lake | 呼伦湖 | 2017 | 48,000 t | Active | |
967 | Chagan Lake | 查干湖 | 2018 | 48,000 t | South Sea fleet | Active | ||
Type 904B general stores issue ship | Danyao II class | 962 | Lugu Lake | 泸沽湖 | 2015 | 15,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
961 | Junshan Lake | 军山湖 | 2015 | 15,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 904A general stores issue ship | Danyao I class | 888 | Fuxian Lake | 抚仙湖 | 2007 | 15,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Type 904 general stores issue ship | Dayun class | 883 | Dongting Lake | 洞庭湖 | 1992 | 11,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Type 903 replenishment ship | Fuchi I class | 886 | Qiandao Lake | 千岛湖 | 2004 | 25,000 t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
887 | Weishan Lake | 微山湖 | 2004 | 25,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 903A replenishment ship | Fuchi II class | 889 | Tai Lake | 太湖 | 2013 | 25,000 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
890 | Chao Lake | 巢湖 | 2013 | 25,000 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
960 | Dongping Lake | 东平湖 | 2015 | 25,000 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
966 | Gaoyou Lake | 高邮湖 | 2016 | 25,000 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
963 | Hong Lake | 洪湖 | 2016 | 25,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
964 | Luoma Lake | 骆马湖 | 2016 | 25,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
968 | Kekexili Lake | 可可西里湖 | 2019 | 25,000 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
902 | ? | ? | 2020 est. | 25,000 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 908 replenishment ship | Fusu class | 885 | Qinghai Lake | 青海湖 | 1999 | 37,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
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Type 901 (Fuyu class)
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Type 903 (Qiandaohu-class)
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Type 908 (Fusu-class)
Floating pile drivers
[edit]Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
36 meter-class floating pile driver | ? | Dong-Gong 410 | East Engineering 410 | 东工 410 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Dong-Gong 427 | East Engineering 427 | 东工 427 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Donggong 429-class floating pile driver | ? | Dong-Gong 429 | East Engineering 429 | 东工 429 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Nangong 681-class floating pile driver | ? | Nan-Gong 681 | South Engineering 681 | 南工 681 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
General purpose research ships
[edit]Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beidiao 990 ferry / research ship | Kanwu class | Bei-Diao 990 | Bei-Diao 990 | 北调 990 | December 2009 | 380 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Beidiao 991 multipurpose research ship | Kandao class | Bei-Diao 991 | North Investigation 991 | 北调 991 | April 2008 | 1441 t | North Sea Fleets | Active |
Beidiao 993 sonar trials ship / research ship | Kantan class | Bei-Diao 993 | North Investigation 991 | 北调 991 | April 2008 | 1441 t | North Sea Fleets | Active |
Dubei-class target ship / research ship | Dubei class | Shi-Yan 216 | Experiment 216 | 试验 216 | 2015 | ? t | ? | Active |
Dong-Ba 01 | East Target 01 | 东靶 01 | 2015 onward | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Ba 11 | South Target 11 | 南靶 11 | 2015 onward | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Various | Various | Various | 2015 onward | ? t | ? | Under construction | ||
Type 904I dive tender / research ship | Yanqian class | Kan-Cha No. 1 | Survey No. 1 | 勘查一号 | August 1981 | 1354 t | All fleets | Active |
Type 904II dive tender / research ship | Kan-Cha No. 2 | Survey No. 2 | 勘查二号 | May 1983 | 1327 t | All fleets | Active | |
Type 906 torpedo trials craft / research ship | Xiang Yang Hong 9 class | Kan-Cha 3 | Survey No. 3 | 勘查三号 | January 1987 | 2300 t | All fleets | Active |
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ankang-class ambulance craft | Ankang class | Bei-Yi 01 | North Medic 01 | 北医 01 | Mid-2010s | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Dong-Yi 12 | East Medic 12 | 东医 12 | Mid-2010s | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Yi 13 | East Medic 13 | 东医 13 | Mid-2010s | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Yi 10 | South Medic 10 | 南医 10 | Mid-2010s | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Yi 11 | South Medic 11 | 南医 11 | Mid-2010s | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Chinese medical evacuation ship Zhuanghe | ? | 865 | Zhuanghe | 庄河 | 2004 | 24,043 gt | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Huayuankou cargo ship, medical evacuation | ? | ? | Huayuankou | 花园口 | 1990s | 5,986 gt | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Qiongsha-class ambulance transport | Qiongsha class | Y833 | Nankang | 南康 | 1986 | 2150 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Type 919 hospital ship | Anshen class | Nan-Yi 12 | South Medic 12 | 南医 12 | 2020 | 4,000-5,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Nan-Yi 13 | South Medic 13 | 南医 13 | 2020 | 4,000-5,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 920 hospital ship | Anwei class | 866 | Daishan Dao/Peace Ark | 岱山岛 | 2007 | 14,000 t | Active | |
? | Silk Road Ark | 2024 est. | ? | Under construction |
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Type 920 "Peace Ark"
Hydrographic survey ships
[edit]Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type 55 hydorgraphic survey craft | Shantou class | Various | Not named | Not named | converted from retired gunboats |
77.5 t | All fleets | Active |
Type 068/069 coastal hydrographic survey craft | Yuch'in class | Various | Not named | Not named | ? | 58 t | All fleets | Active |
Type 635A hydrographic survey ship | Yanlai class | Bei-Ce 943 | North Survey 943 | 北测 943 | January 1970 | 1245 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Type 635B hydrographic survey ship | Dong-Ce 227 | East Survey 227 | 东测 227 | 1972 | 1245 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | |
Type 635C hydrographic survey ship | Dong -Ce 226 | East Survey 226 | 东测 226 | February 1982 | 1245 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | |
Nan -Ce 427 | South Survey 427 | 南测 427 | January 1983 | 1245 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 635II hydrographic survey ship | Nan-Ce 470 | South Survey 470 | 南测 470 | 1980 | 1245 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | |
Type 636A hydrographic survey ship | Shupang class | 872 | Zhu Kezhen | 竺可桢 | 2008 | 5883 t | All fleets | Active |
873 | Qian Xuesen | 钱学森 | December 26, 2015 | 5883 t | All fleets | Active | ||
874 | Deng Jiaxian | 邓稼先 | February 2, 2016 | 5883 t | All fleets | Active | ||
875 | Qian Sanqiang | 钱三强 | May 1, 2008 | 5883 t | All fleets | Active | ||
876 | Qian Weichang | 钱伟长 | July 25, 2016 | 5883 t | All fleets | Active | ||
877 | Chen Jingrun | 陈景润 | December 8, 2016 | 5883 t | All fleets | Active | ||
878 | Wang Ganchang | 王淦昌 | After 2016 | 5883 t | All fleets | Active | ||
879 | Zhu Guangya | 朱光亚 | After 2016 | 5883 t | All fleets | Active | ||
880 | Mao Yisheng | 茅以升 | After 2016 | 5883 t | All fleets | Active | ||
Type 639A hydrographic survey ship | Kanhai class | Bei-Ce 901 | North Survey 901 | 北测 901 | 2015 | 1500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Bei-Ce 902 | North Survey 902 | 北测 902 | 2016 | 1500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Ce 232 | East Survey 232 | 东测 232 | 2013 | 1500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Ce 233 | East Survey 233 | 东测 233 | 2015 | 1500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Ce 429 | South Survey 429 | 南测 429 | 2013 | 1500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Ce 430 | South Survey 430 | 南测 430 | 2013 | 1500 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 646 coastal hydrographic survey ship | Kanyang class | Nan-Ce 426 | South Survey 426 | 南测 426 | 1983 | 676 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Nan-Ce 428 | South Survey 428 | 南测 428 | 1983 | 676 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 8101 coastal hydrographic survey ship | ? | Various | Not named | Not named | 1975- | 200 t | All fleets | Active |
Type 8105 hydrographic survey ship | FT-14 AIT class | Various | Not named | Not named | 1980s | 366.82 t | All fleets | Active |
Type 8154 hydrographic survey ship | Various | Not named | Not named | 1981- | 600 t | All fleets | Active | |
Type 792 hydrographic survey ship | Various | Not named | Not named | 1990s | 600 t | All fleets | Active | |
Yanjiu-class survey ship | Yanjiu class | Dong-Ce 228 | East Survey 228 | 东测 228 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Dong-Ce 229 | East Survey 229 | 东测 229 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type 272 icebreaker | Yanrao class | Hai-bing 722 | Sea Ice 722 | 海冰 722 | January 1, 2016 | 4860 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Hai-bing 723 | Sea Ice 723 | 海冰 723 | March 17, 2016 | 4860 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Museum ships only include those owned by PLAN/People's Liberation Army (PLA)/Chinese Ministry of Defense (CMoD) and thus still on Chinese naval registry, but do not include ships stricken from Chinese naval registry, such as those sold/transferred to local governments and private hands.
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type 031 ballistic submarine | Golf class | 200 | Long March # 200 | 长征 200号 | September 2020[12] | 3,553 t | On Chinese naval registry |
Type 033 submarine | Romeo class | 237 | Great Wall 237 | 长城 237 | 1998 | 1,830 t | On Chinese naval registry |
Type 051 destroyer | Luda II class | 105 | Jinan | 济南 | 2007 | 3,670 t | On Chinese naval registry |
Type 053K frigate | Jiangdong class | 531[13] | Yingtan | 鹰潭 | 1994 | 1,730 t | On Chinese naval registry |
Type 091 submarine | Han class | 401[13] | Long March # 1 | 长征1号 | 2016[14] | 5,000 t | On Chinese naval registry |
Type 6607 destroyer | Anshan class | 101[13] | Anshan | 鞍山 | 1992 | 2,150 t | On Chinese naval registry |
Type 021 missile boat | Huangfeng | 3101[15] | Not named | Not named | 1960s | 205 t | On Chinese naval registry |
Type 024 missile boat | Not assigned | 3139[16] | Not named | Not named | 1993 | 78 t | On Chinese naval registry |
Minquan-class gunboat (replica) |
Minquan class | 53-219[13][17] | Yangtze | 长江 | 2021 | 464 t | On Chinese naval registry |
Project 183 torpedo boat | P-6 class | 245[18] | Not assigned | Not assigned | 1991 | 67 t | On Chinese naval registry |
Japanese 25-ton riverine gunboat | N/A | 414[19] | Heroic Gunboat in the Toumenshan Naval Battle | 头门山海战英雄艇 | 1960s | 25 t | On Chinese naval registry |
Gunboat converted from Landing craft, control |
N/A, ex-USN craft | Not assigned | Liberation[13] | 解放 | 1989 | 28 t | On Chinese naval registry |
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Type 6607 destroyer Anshan(Pennant #101)
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Type 051 destroyer Jinan(Pennant #105)& Type 053K frigate Yingtan(Pennant #531)
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Type 033 submarine Great Wall 237(Pennant #237)
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Type 091 nuclear attack submarine Long March #1 (Pennant #401)
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Heroic Gunboat in the Toumenshan Naval Battle (Pennant #414)
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Type 021 missile boat # 3101
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chinese oceanographic research ship Zhang Jian | ? | Not assigned | Zhang Jian | 张謇 | 2016 | 4800 t | All fleets | Active |
Type 639 oceanographic research ship | Kanhai class | Bei-Diao 992 | North Investigation 992 | 北调 992 | 2008 | 1500 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Type 645 oceanographic research ship | ? | Nan-Diao 350 | South Investigation 350 | 南调 350 | ? | 4435 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Xiang-Yang-Hong 9 | Facing the Red Sun 9 | 向阳红 9 | December 1978 | 4435 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Xiang-Yang-Hong 14 | Facing the Red Sun 14 | 向阳红 14 | July 1981 | 4400 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chinese oceanographic surveillance ship Ruili No. 10 | ? | Rui-Li 10 | Rui-Li 10 | 瑞利十号 | 2016 | 5300 t | All fleets | Active |
Type 927 oceanographic surveillance ship | Dongjian class | 780 | Beta Ursae Majoris | 天璇星 | 2018 | 5000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
781 | Gamma Ursae Majoris | 天玑星 | 2019 | 5000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
782 | Eta Ursae Majoris | 瑶光星 | 2019 | 5000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 988 oceanographic surveillance ship | ? | Hai-Sheng 582 | Hai-Sheng 582 | 海声 582 | 1972 | 590 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Personnel transports
[edit]Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beidiao 990 | Kanwu class | Bei-Diao 990 | Bei-Diao 990 | 北调 990 | December 2009 | 380 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Daguan-class barracks ship / troopship / training ship | Daguan class | 88 | Xu Xiake | 徐霞客 | 2011 | 30000 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
89 | Li Daoyuan | 郦道元 | 2018 | 30000 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Darong-class transport / troopship | Darong class | Nan-Yun 830 | South Transport 830 | 南运 830 | 2015 | 5,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Nan-Yun 831 | South Transport 831 | 南运 831 | 2015 | 5,000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Duchuan-class dispatch boat | Duchuan class | Bei-Jiao 72 | North Traffic 72 | 北交 72 | Duchuan class | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Nan-Jiao 83 | South Traffic 83 | 南交 83 | Duchuan class | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Jiao 89 | South Traffic 89 | 南交 89 | Duchuan class | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Duludao-class dispatch boat | Duludao class | Bei-Jiao 74 | North Traffic 74 | 北交 74 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Dong-Jiao 92 | East Traffic 92 | 东交 92 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Jiao 93 | East Traffic 93 | 东交 93 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Jiao 92 | South Traffic 92 | 南交 92 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dufei-class dispatch boat | Dufei class | Bei-Jiao 88 | Bei-Jiao 88 | 北交 88 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Dukou-class dispatch boat | Dukou class | Bei-Jiao 90 | North Traffic 90 | 北交90 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Dong-Jiao 87 | East Traffic 87 | 东交87 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Jiao 88 | East Traffic 88 | 东交88 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Jiao 85 | South Traffic 85 | 南交85 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Jiao 86 | South Traffic 86 | 南交86 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dumuju-class dispatch boat | Dumuju class | Bei-Jiao 77 | Bei-Jiao 77 | 北交 77 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Dusso-class dispatch boat | Dusso class | Dong-Jiao 65 | East Traffic 65 | 东交 65 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Duzhou-class dispatch boat | Duzhou class | Dong-Jiao 82 | East Traffic 82 | 东交 82 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Nanjiao 90-class dispatch boat | ? | Nan-Jiao 90 | South Traffic 90 | 南交 90 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Nan-Jiao 91 | South Traffic 91 | 南交 91 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Qiongsha-class troopship | Qiongsha class | Nan-Yun 834 | South Transport 834 | 南运 834 | 1980s | 2150 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Nan-Yun 835 | South Transport 835 | 南运 835 | 1980s | 2150 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 081 transport ship | ? | Bei-Yun 443 | North Transport 443 | 北运 443 | Early 1970s | 1950 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Bei-Yun 528 | North Transport 528 | 北运 528 | Early 1970s | 1950 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Yun 577 | East Transport 577 | 东运 577 | Early 1970s | 1950 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Yun 765 | East Transport 756 | 东运 756 | Early 1970s | 1950 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Yun 771 | East Transport 771 | 东运 771 | Early 1970s | 1950 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Yun 836 | South Transport 836 | 南运 836 | Early 1970s | 1950 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 805 dispatch boat | ? | Several | Not named | Not named | 1971-1980 | 52 t | All fleets | Being retired |
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PLANS Go ahead No. 1 (Xu Xiake class) & Type 001 Liaoning
Range support & target ships
[edit]Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dachou-class torpedo retriever / range support / target ship | Dachou class | Bei-Yun 530 | North Transport 530 | 北运 530 | Since early 2010s | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Dong-Yun 760 | East Transport 760 | 东运 760 | Since early 2010s | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Yun 846 | South Transport 846 | 南运 846 | Since early 2010s | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Yun 847 | South Transport 847 | 南运 847 | Since early 2010s | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dubei-class research ship / target ship | Dubei class | Shi-Yan 216 | Experiment 216 | 试验 216 | 2015 | ? t | ? | Active |
Dong-Ba 01 | East Target 01 | 东靶 01 | 2015 onward | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Ba 11 | South Target 11 | 南靶 11 | 2015 onward | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Various | Various | Various | 2015 onward | ? t | ? | Under construction | ||
Type 811 target ship | ? | Several | Not named | Not named | 1975 onward | 66 t | All fleets | Being retired |
Type 917 torpedo retriever / range support / target ship | Damen class | Bei-Yun 455 | North Transport 455 | 北运 455 | 1990s-2007 | 720 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Bei-Yun 484 | North Transport 484 | 北运 484 | 1990s-2007 | 720 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bei-Yun 485 | North Transport 485 | 北运 485 | 1990s-2007 | 720 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bei-Yun 529 | North Transport 529 | 北运 529 | 1990s-2007 | 720 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Yun 758 | East Transport 758 | 东运 758 | 1990s-2007 | 720 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Yun 803 | East Transport 803 | 东运 803 | 1990s-2007 | 720 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Yun 841 | South Transport 841 | 南运 841 | 1990s-2007 | 720 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Yun 844 | South Transport 844 | 南运 844 | 1990s-2007 | 720 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Yun 854 | South Transport 854 | 南运 854 | 1990s-2007 | 720 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Decommissioned ships | Various | Various | Various | Various | ongoing | ? t | All fleets | Active |
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
120 ton-class repair dry dock | ? | 809 | Not named | Not named | 1971 | 518 t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Dongxiu 912-class repair dry dock | ? | Dong-Xiu 912 | East Repair 912 | 东修 912 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Hua Chuan No. 1-class repair dry dock | ? | Hua Chuan No. 1 | China Ship No. 1 | 华船一号 | 2016 | 13000 t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Type 648 repair ship | Dadao class | Dong-Xiu 911 | East Repair 911 | 东修 911 | January 1985 | 1900 t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Datuo-class rescue and salvage ship | Datuo class | Bei-Tuo 742 | North Tug 742 | 北拖 742 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Nan-Tuo 159 | South Tug 159 | 南拖 159 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Tuo 194 | South Tug 194 | 南拖 194 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Tuo 196 | South Tug 196 | 南拖 196 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Various | Various | Various | ? | ? t | ? | Under construction | ||
Haijiu 101-class rescue and salvage ship | Haijiu (Hai Jiu) 101 class | Bei-Jiu 739 | North Rescue 739 | 北救739 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Bei-Jiu 742 | North Rescue 742 | 北救742 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bei-Jiu 743 | North Rescue 743 | 北救743 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Jiu 171 | South Rescue 171 | 南救 171 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Jiu 195 | South Rescue 195 | 南救 195 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Jiu 198 | South Rescue 198 | 南救 198 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Various | Various | Various | ? | ? t | ? | Under construction | ||
Longma-class dive tender / rescue ship | Longma class | Bei-Jiu 141 | North Rescue 141 | 北救 141 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Bei-Jiu 142 | North Rescue 142 | 北救 142 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Jiu 507 | South Rescue 507 | 南救 507 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 633 heavy-lift ship | ? | Nan-Bo 46 | South Barge 46 | 南驳 46 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Type 917 rescue ship | Dasan class | Bei-Jiu 143 | North Rescue 143 | 北救 143 | 2012 | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Dong-Jiu 335 | Dong-Jiu 335 | 东救 335 | 2012 onward | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 922IIIA rescue & salvage ship | Dalang III class | Bei-Jiu 138 | North Rescue 138 | 北救 138 | 1987 onward | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Dong-Jiu 332 | East Rescue 332 | 东救 332 | 1987 onward | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Jiu 501 | South Rescue 501 | 南救 501 | 1987 onward | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 922III rescue & salvage ship | Dalang II class | Bei-Jiu 122 | North Rescue 122 | 北救 122 | March 31, 1987 | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Type 922II rescue & salvage ship | Dalang class | Nan-Jiu 503 | South Rescue 503 | 南救 503 | December 1976 | 4450 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type 815A | Dongdiao II class | 796 | ? | ? | 2010 onward | 6,600 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
799 | ? | ? | 2010 onward | 6,600 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
856 | Mizar | 开阳星 | 2017 | 6,600 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
857 | Megrez | 天枢星 | 2017 | 6,600 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
858 | Alioth | 玉衡星 | 2018 | 6,600 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
859 | Venus | 金星 | 2018 | 6,600 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 815G | 853 | Uranus | 天王星 | 2010 | 6,600 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | |
854 | Sirius | 天狼星 | 2015 | 6,600 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
855 | Dubhe | 天权星 | 2015 | 6,600 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
852 | Neptune | 海王星 | 2015 | 6,600 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 815 | Dongdiao I class | 851 | Polaris | 北极星 | 1999 | 6,600 t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Type 814A | Dadie class | Beidiao 900 | Xiang Yang Hong 28 | 向阳红28号 | 1986 | 2,550 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Type 792 | FT-14 AIT class | Zhan-Yu 819 | Zhanjiang Fishing 819 | 湛渔 819 | 1989 onward | 600 t | All fleets | Active |
Zhan-Yu 820 | Zhanjiang Fishing 820 | 湛渔 820 | 1989 onward | 600 t | All fleets | Active | ||
Zhan-Yu 821 | Zhanjiang Fishing 821 | 湛渔 821 | 1989 onward | 600 t | All fleets | Active | ||
Zhan-Yu 822 | Zhanjiang Fishing 822 | 湛渔 822 | 1989 onward | 600 t | All fleets | Active | ||
Zhe-Hai-Yu 626 | Zhejiang Haining Fishing 626 | 浙海渔 626 | 1989 onward | 600 t | All fleets | Active | ||
Zhe-Hai-Yu 627 | Zhejiang Haining Fishing 627 | 浙海渔 627 | 1989 onward | 600 t | All fleets | Active | ||
Zhe-Hai-Yu 628 | Zhejiang Haining Fishing 628 | 浙海渔 628 | 1989 onward | 600 t | All fleets | Active | ||
Zhe-Hai-Yu 629 | Zhejiang Haining Fishing 629 | 浙海渔 629 | 1989 onward | 600 t | All fleets | Active | ||
Type 8154 | Various | Various | Various | 1981 onward | 600 t | All fleets | Active | |
Type 8105 | Various | Various | Various | 1981 onward | 600 t | All fleets | Active |
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Type 814A (Dadie class)
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Type 815 (Dongdiao class)
Submarine support ships
[edit]Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type 925 submarine support ship | Dajiang class | Bei-Jiu (北救) 121 | Changxing Island | 长兴岛 | November 1979 | 10087 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Dong-Jiu (东救) 302 | Chongming Island | 崇明岛 | 1980s | 10087 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Jiu (南救) 506 | Yongxing Island | 永兴岛 | 1980s | 10087 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 926 submarine support ship | Dalao class | 864 | Oceanic Island | 海洋岛 | 2010 | 7600t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
865 | Liugong Island | 刘公岛 | 2012 onward | 7600 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
867 | Long Island | 长岛 | 2012 onward | 7600 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 930 submarine rescue ship | Hudong class | J301 | Sea Rescue 512 | 海救 512 | July 30, 1969 | 2500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Type 946 submarine rescue ship | Dazhou class | Bei-Jiu 137 | North Rescue 137 | 北救 137 | December 26, 1977 | 1100 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Nan-Jiu 502 | South Rescue 502 | 南救 502 | December 26, 1977 | 1100 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 946A submarine rescue ship | Dadong class | Dong-Jiu 304 | East Rescue 304 | 东救 304 | December 1982 | 1500 t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Most submersibles, especially bathyscaphes are civilian agencies owned but also carry out PLAN missions, while some are jointly owned/funded and operated by Chinese military and civilian agencies.
Type | NATO designation | Classification | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deep Sea Warrior | ? | Bathyscaphe | Shen-Hai-Yong-Shi | Deep Sea Warrior | 深海勇士 | 2016 | 20 t | Active |
LR7 | ? | Rescue submersible | Shen-Hai 120 | Deep Sea 120 | 深海 120 | 2009 | 20 t | Active |
Mobile diving bell | ? | Submersible | Various | Not named | Not named | ? | 10.5 t | Active |
Osprey class | ? | Submersible | Yu-Ying 1 | Ospray 1 | 鱼鹰 1 | 1989 | 14.18 t | Active |
Submersible | Yu-Ying 1 | Ospray 2 | 鱼鹰 2 | 1989 | 14.18 t | Active | ||
QSZ-II | ? | Submersible | Various | Not named | Not named | ? | ? t | Active |
Rainbowfish | ? | Bathyscaphe | Cai-Hong-Yu | Rainbowfish | 彩虹鱼 | Late 2010s | ? t | Active |
Sea Pole class | ? | Bathyscaphe | Hai-Ji 1 | Sea Pole 1 | 海极 1 | 2009 onward | 24 t | Active |
Bathyscaphe | He-Xie | Harmony | 和谐 | 2009 onward | 22.9 t | Active | ||
Bathyscaphe | Jiao-Long | Flood Dragon | 蛟龙 | 2010 | 22 t | Active | ||
Struggler | ? | Bathyscaphe | Fen-Dou-Zhe | Struggler | 奋斗者 | 2020 | 36 t | Active |
Type 7103 | ? | Rescue submersible | Various | Not named | Not named | 1987 | 35 t | Active |
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chinese tanker Hua Chuan | ? | Not assigned | Hua-Chuan | 华川 | March 2013 | 6300 t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Fubai class transport oil tanker | Fubai class | Dong-You 640 | East Oil 640 | 东油 640 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Nan-You 968 | South Oil 968 | 南油 968 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-You 971 | South Oil 971 | 南油 971 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-You 972 | South Oil 972 | 南油 972 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Fujian-class transport oil tanker | Fujian class | Bei-You 400 | North Oil 400 | 北油 400 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Bei-You 561 | North Oil 561 | 北油 561 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bei-You 562 | North Oil 562 | 北油 562 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bei-You 573 | North Oil 573 | 北油 573 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-You 630 | East Oil 630 | 东油 630 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-You 632 | East Oil 632 | 东油 632 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-You 634 | East Oil 634 | 东油 634 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-You 635 | East Oil 635 | 东油 635 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-You 638 | East Oil 638 | 东油 638 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-You 639 | East Oil 639 | 东油 639 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-You 650 | East Oil 650 | 东油 650 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-You 954 | South Oil 954 | 南油 954 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-You 962 | South Oil 962 | 南油 962 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-You 965 | South Oil 965 | 南油 965 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-You 969 | South Oil 969 | 南油 969 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-You 970 | South Oil 970 | 南油 970 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Fujian-class water tanker | Bei-Shui 566 | North Water 566 | 北水 566 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active | |
Bei-Shui 581 | North Water 581 | 北水 581 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Shui 650 | East Water 650 | 东水 650 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Shui 970 | South Water 970 | 南水 970 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Fushi-class transport oil tanker | Fushi class | Bei-You 576 | North Oil 576 | 北油 576 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Dong-You 633 | East Oil 633 | 东油 633 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleets | Active | ||
Nan-You 958 | South Oil 958 | 南油 958 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-You 963 | South Oil 963 | 南油 963 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-You 976 | South Oil 976 | 南油 976 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Fushi-class water tanker | Dong-Shui 649 | East Water 649 | 东水 649 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | |
Nan-Shui 964 | South Water 964 | 南水 964 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Shui 965 | South Water 965 | 南水 965 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Jinyou-class water tanker | Jinyou class | Nan-Shui 960 | South Water 960 | 南水 960 | ? | 4800 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Nanshui 701-class water tanker | ? | Nan-Shui 701 | South Water 701 | 南水 701 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Type 620 transport oil tanker | Shengli class | Dong-You 621 | East Oil 621 | 东油 621 | 1980s | 4940 t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Type 631 transport oil tanker | Fuchang class | Bei-You 565 | North Oil 565 | 北油 565 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleets | Active |
Dong-You 631 | East Oil 631 | 东油 631 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-You 641 | East Oil 641 | 东油 641 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-You 957 | South Oil 957 | 南油 957 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-You 959 | South Oil 959 | 南油 959 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-You 973 | South Oil 973 | 南油 973 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 637 transport oil tanker | Fuxiao class | Bei-You 567 | North Oil 567 | 北油 567 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Dong-You 637 | East Oil 637 | 东油 637 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Various | Various | Various | ? | ? t | ? | Under construction | ||
Type 637 water tanker | Various | Various | ? | ? | ? t | ? | Under construction | |
Type 645 water tanker | Guangzhou class | Bei-Shui 590 | North Water 590 | 北水 590 | ? | 900 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Bei-Shui 593 | North Water 593 | 北水 593 | ? | 900 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Shui 645 | East Water 645 | 东水 645 | ? | 900 t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chinese sailless submarine | ? | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2019 | ? t | All fleets | Active |
Beidiao 993 sonar trials ship / research ship | Kantan class | Bei-Diao 993 | North Investigation 993 | 北调 993 | December 2000 | 2300 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Chinese technical research ship Mirage Hunter | ? | Huan-Yin-Lie-Shou | Mirage Hunter | 幻影猎手 | 2012 | ? t | Used for stealth research | Active |
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dachou-class range support / target ship / torpedo retriever | Dachou class | Bei-Yun 530 | North Transport 530 | 北运 530 | Since early 2010s | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Dong-Yun 760 | East Transport 760 | 东运 760 | Since early 2010s | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Yun 846 | South Transport 846 | 南运 846 | Since early 2010s | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Yun 847 | South Transport 847 | 南运 847 | Since early 2010s | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 803 torpedo retriever | ? | Various | Various | Various | 1977 | 97 t | All fleets | Active |
Type 906 research ship / torpedo trials craft | Xiang Yang Hong 9 class | Kan-Cha 3 | Survey No. 3 | 勘查三号 | January 1987 | 2300 t | All fleets | Active |
Type 907A torpedo trials craft | ? | Kan-Cha 4 | Survey No. 4 | 勘查四号 | February 1987 | 615 t | All fleets | Active |
Type 917 range support / target ship / torpedo retriever | Damen class | Bei-Yun 455 | North Transport 455 | 北运 455 | 1990s-2007 | 720 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Bei-Yun 484 | North Transport 484 | 北运 484 | 1990s-2007 | 720 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bei-Yun 485 | North Transport 485 | 北运 485 | 1990s-2007 | 720 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bei-Yun 529 | North Transport 529 | 北运 529 | 1990s-2007 | 720 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Yun 758 | East Transport 758 | 东运 758 | 1990s-2007 | 720 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Yun 803 | East Transport 803 | 东运 803 | 1990s-2007 | 720 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Yun 841 | South Transport 841 | 南运 841 | 1990s-2007 | 720 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Yun 844 | South Transport 844 | 南运 844 | 1990s-2007 | 720 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Yun 854 | South Transport 854 | 南运 854 | 1990s-2007 | 720 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type 830 range instrumentation ship / rescue tug | Tuozhong class | Dong-Tuo 830 | East Tug 830 | 东拖 830 | December 1977 | 4000 t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Nan-Tuo 154 | South Tug 154 | 南拖 154 | September 1979 | 4000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Yuan Wang-class space exploration tracking ship / range instrumentation ship | Yuan Wang class | Yuan-Wang 3 | Long View 3 | 远望 3 | May 1995 | 17000 t | PLA SSF | Active |
Yuan-Wang 5 | Long View 5 | 远望 5 | September 29, 2007 | 25000 t | PLA SSF | Active | ||
Yuan-Wang 6 | Long View 6 | 远望 6 | July 2008 | 25000 t | PLA SSF | Active | ||
Yuan-Wang 7 | Long View 7 | 远望 7 | July 19, 2016 | 25000 t | PLA SSF | Active |
In addition to regular training ships, some retired warships are also converted as stationary training facilities at various military academies for active use, and thus remain on Chinese naval registry.
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daguan-class barracks ship / troopship / training ship | Daguan class | 88 | Xu Xiake | 徐霞客 | 2011 | 30000 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
89 | Li Daoyuan | 郦道元 | 2018 | 30000 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 679 training ship | Daxin class | 81 | Zheng He | 郑和 | 1986 | 5,548 t | Dalian Naval Academy | Active |
Type 0891A training ship | Dashi class | 82 | Shichang | 世昌 | 1997 | 9,700 t | Dalian Naval Academy | Active |
Type 680 training ship | Dadu class | 83 | Qi Jiguang | 戚继光 | 2017 | 9,000 t | Dalian Naval Academy | Active |
Type 2630 training ship | ? | 86 | Brave the wave | 破浪 | 2017 | 1,200 t | Dalian Naval Academy | Active |
Type 051 destroyer | Luda class | Ex-106 | Ex-Xi'an | 西安 | October 2007 | 3,250 t | PLA Naval University of Engineering | Active (stationary training facility) |
Type 051Z destroyer | Luda class | Ex-132 | Ex-Hefei | 合肥 | October 2012 | 3,250 t | PLA Naval Aviation University | Active (stationary training facility) |
Type 6607 destroyer | Anshan class | 104 | Taiyuan | 太原 | 1991 | 2,150 t | Dalian Naval Academy | Active (stationary training facility) |
Type 033 submarine | Romeo class | Ex-303 | Ex-Great Wall 107 | 长城107号 | October 2009 | 1,830 t | PLA Naval University of Engineering | Active (stationary training facility) |
Type 053H1Q frigate | Jianghu-IV class | Ex-544 | Ex-Siping renamed as Lüshun |
旅顺 | 2005 | 1,860 t | Dalian Naval Academy | Active |
Yanxi-class drone mothership/training ship | Yanxi class | Xun 701 | Training 701 | 训 701 | 1970 | 1,200 t | Dalian Naval Academy | Active |
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Type 679 training ship "Zheng He"
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Type 680 training ship "Qi Jiguang"
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beituo 617-class harbor tug | ? | Bei-Tuo 617 | North Tug 617 | 北拖 617 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Bei-Tuo 655 | North Tug 655 | 北拖 655 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Beituo 699-class harbor tug | ? | Bei-Tuo 699 | North Tug 699 | 北拖 699 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Beituo 702-class harbor tug | ? | Bei-Tuo 702 | North Tug 702 | 北拖 702 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Beituo 715-class harbor tug | ? | Bei-Tuo 715 | North Tug 715 | 北拖 715 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Dong-Tuo 838 | East Tug 838 | 东拖 838 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Tuo 846 | East Tug 846 | 东拖 846 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Tuo 859 | East Tug 859 | 东拖 859 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Tuo 146 | South Tug 146 | 南拖 146 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Tuo 401 | South Tug 401 | 南拖 401 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bei-Tuo 739 rescue tug | ? | Bei-Tuo 739 | North Tug 739 | 北拖 739 | 2016 | 6000 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Bei-Tuo 743 | North Tug 743 | 北拖 743 | 2018/2019 | 6000 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Tuo 861 | East Tug 861 | 东拖 861 | 2018/2019 | 6000 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Tuo 863 | East Tug 863 | 东拖 863 | 2019 | 6000 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Tuo 171 | South Tug 171 | 南拖 171 | 2018/2019 | 6000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Tuo 195 | South Tug 195 | 南拖 195 | January 2018 | 6000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Daozha-class rescue tug | Daozha class | Dong-Tuo 890 | East Tug 890 | 东拖 890 | 1993 | 4000 t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Datuo-class rescue ship / rescue tug | Datuo class | Bei-Tuo 742 | North Tug 742 | 北拖 742 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Nan-Tuo 159 | South Tug 159 | 南拖 159 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Tuo 194 | South Tug 194 | 南拖 194 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Tuo 196 | South Tug 196 | 南拖 196 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Various | Various | Various | ? | ? t | ? | Under construction | ||
Dong-Tuo 835-class rescue tug | ? | Dong-Tuo 835 | East Tug 835 | 东拖 835 | 2017 | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
? | ? | ? | After 2017 | ? t | ? | Active | ||
Ducha-class large harbor tug | Ducha class | Bei-Tuo 624 | North Tug 624 | 北拖 624 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Bei-Tuo 625 | North Tug 625 | 北拖 625 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bei-Tuo 626 | North Tug 626 | 北拖 626 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bei-Tuo 627 | North Tug 627 | 北拖 627 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bei-Tuo 629 | North Tug 629 | 北拖 629 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bei-Tuo 718 | North Tug 718 | 北拖 718 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Tuo 871 | East Tug 871 | 东拖 871 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Tuo 872 | East Tug 872 | 东拖 872 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Tuo 873 | East Tug 873 | 东拖 873 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Tuo 169 | South Tug 169 | 南拖 169 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Tuo 170 | South Tug 170 | 南拖 170 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Tuo 173 | South Tug 173 | 南拖 173 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Tuo 178 | South Tug 178 | 南拖 178 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Tuo 179 | South Tug 179 | 南拖 179 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Duda-class large harbor tug | Duda class | Bei-Tuo 632 | North Tug 632 | 北拖 632 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Bei-Tuo 681 | North Tug 681 | 北拖 681 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bei-Tuo 685 | North Tug 685 | 北拖 685 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bei-Tuo 769 | North Tug 769 | 北拖 769 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Tuo 874 | East Tug 874 | 东拖 874 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Tuo 876 | East Tug 876 | 东拖 876 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Tuo 878 | East Tug 878 | 东拖 878 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Tuo 879 | East Tug 879 | 东拖 879 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Tuo 172 | South Tug 172 | 南拖 172 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Tuo 176 | South Tug 176 | 南拖 176 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Tuo 177 | South Tug 177 | 南拖 177 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Duhast-class large harbor tug | Duhast class | Bei-Tuo 633 | North Tug 633 | 北拖 633 | 2004 onward | 2300 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Bei-Tuo 719 | Bei-Tuo 719 | 北拖 719 | 2004 onward | 2300 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bei-Tuo 720 | North Tug 720 | 北拖 720 | 2004 onward | 2300 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bei-Tuo 725 | North Tug 725 | 北拖 725 | 2004 onward | 2300 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bei-Tuo 733 | North Tug 733 | 北拖 733 | 2004 onward | 2300 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Tuo 832 | East Tug 832 | 东拖 832 | 2004 onward | 2300 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Tuo 876 | East Tug 876 | 东拖 876 | 2004 onward | 2300 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Tuo 880 | East Tug 880 | 东拖 880 | 2004 onward | 2300 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Tuo 180 | South Tug 180 | 南拖 180 | 2004 onward | 2300 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Tuo 182 | South Tug 182 | 南拖 182 | 2004 onward | 2300 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Tuo 183 | South Tug 183 | 南拖 183 | 2004 onward | 2300 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Tuo 186 | South Tug 186 | 南拖 186 | 2004 onward | 2300 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Tuo 187 | South Tug 187 | 南拖 187 | 2004 onward | 2300 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dujiang-class medium harbor tug | Dujiang class | Bei-Tuo 644 | North Tug 644 | 北拖 644 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Bei-Tuo 648 | North Tug 648 | 北拖 648 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bei-Tuo 659 | North Tug 659 | 北拖 659 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Tuo 841 | East Tug 841 | 东拖 841 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Tuo 848 | East Tug 848 | 东拖 848 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Various | Various | Various | ? | ? t | ? | All fleets | ||
Dunado-class medium harbor tug | Dunado class | Bei-Tuo 686 | North Tug 686 | 北拖 686 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Dupo-class large harbor tug | Dupo class | Nan-Tuo 192 | South Tug 192 | 南拖 192 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Various (10+) | Various | Various | ? | ? t | ? | In service & under construction | ||
Haixiu 121-class repair tug | ? | Hai-Xiu 121 | Hai-Xiu 121 | 海修121 | ? | ? t | ? | Active |
Tuqiang-class sea-ging tug | ? | Nan-Tuo 181 | South Tug 181 | 南拖 181 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Nan-Tuo 189 | South Tug 189 | 南拖 189 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bei-Tuo 721 | North Tug 721 | 北拖 721 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 802 sea-going tug | Gromovoy class | Dong-Tuo 802 | East Tug 802 | 东拖 802 | Early 1960s | 795 t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Dong-Tuo 811 | East Tug 811 | 东拖 811 | Early 1960s | 795 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Tuo 824 | East Tug 824 | 东拖 824 | Early 1960s | 795 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Tuo 827 | East Tug 827 | 东拖 827 | Early 1960s | 795 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Tuo 167 | South Tug 167 | 南拖 167 | Early 1960s | 795 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 830 range instrumentation ship / rescue tug | Tuozhong class | Dong-Tuo 830 | East Tug 830 | 东拖 830 | December 1977 | 4000 t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
Nan-Tuo 154 | South Tug 154 | 南拖 154 | September 1979 | 4000 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 837 sea-going tug | Hujiu class | Bei-Tuo 622 | North Tug 622 | 北拖 622 | 1980s | 1470 t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
Bei-Tuo 635 | North Tug 635 | 北拖 635 | 1980s | 1470 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bei-Tuo 711 | North Tug 711 | 北拖 711 | 1980s | 1470 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bei-Tuo 712 | North Tug 712 | 北拖 712 | 1980s | 1470 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bei-Tuo 717 | North Tug 717 | 北拖 717 | 1980s | 1470 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Tuo 836 | East Tug 836 | 东拖 836 | 1980s | 1470 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Tuo 837 | East Tug 837 | 东拖 837 | 1980s | 1470 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Tuo 842 | East Tug 842 | 东拖 842 | 1980s | 1470 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong -Tuo 843 | East Tug 843 | 东拖 843 | 1980s | 1470 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Tuo 875 | East Tug 875 | 东拖 875 | 1980s | 1470 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Dong-Tuo 877 | East Tug 877 | 东拖 877 | 1980s | 1470 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Tuo 147 | South Tug 147 | 南拖 147 | 1980s | 1470 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Tuo 155 | South Tug 155 | 南拖 155 | 1980s | 1470 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Tuo 156 | South Tug 156 | 南拖 156 | 1980s | 1470 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Tuo 164 | South Tug 164 | 南拖 164 | 1980s | 1470 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Tuo 174 | South Tug 174 | 南拖 174 | 1980s | 1470 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Tuo 175 | South Tug 175 | 南拖 175 | 1980s | 1470 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Nan-Tuo 185 | South Tug 185 | 南拖 185 | 1980s | 1470 t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Type 852 sea-going tug | Roslavl class | Bei-Tuo 618 | North Tug 618 | 北拖 618 | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bei-Tuo 630 | North Tug 630 | 北拖 630 | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||||
Bei-Tuo 631 | North Tug 631 | 北拖 631 | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||||
Bei-Tuo 704 | Bei-Tuo 704 | 北拖 704 | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||||
Bei-Tuo 716 | North Tug 716 | 北拖 716 | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||||
Dong-Tuo 852 | East Tug 852 | 东拖 852 | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||||
Dong-Tuo 853 | East Tug 853 | 东拖 853 | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||||
Dong-Tuo 854 | East Tug 854 | 东拖 854 | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||||
Dong-Tuo 862 | East Tug 862 | 东拖 862 | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||||
Dong-Tuo 863 | East Tug 863 | 东拖 863 | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||||
Dong-Tuo 867 | East Tug 867 | 东拖 867 | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||||
Nan-Tuo 161 | South Tug 161 | 南拖 167 | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||||
Nan-Tuo 161 | South Tug 161 | 南拖 168 | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||||
Tugs of unidentified type/class | ? | Bei-Tuo 153 | North Tug 630 | 北拖 630 | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
Bei-Tuo 651 | North Tug 651 | 北拖 651 | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||||
Bei-Tuo 704 | North Tug 704 | 北拖 704 | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||||
Bei-Tuo 728 | North Tug 728 | 北拖 728 | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||||
Dong-Tuo 845 | East Tug 845 | 东拖 845 | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||||
Dong-Tuo 861 | East Tug 861 | 东拖 861 | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||||
Nan-Tuo 142 | South Tug 142 | 南拖 142 | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||||
Nan-Tuo 162 | South Tug 162 | 南拖 162 | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||||
Nan-Tuo 163 | South Tug 163 | 南拖 163 | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||||
Nan-Tuo 168 | South Tug 168 | 南拖 168 | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||||
Nan-Tuo 176 | South Tug 176 | 南拖 176 | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||||
Nan-Tuo 187 | South Tug 187 | 南拖 187 | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||||
Nan-Tuo 188 | South Tug 188 | 南拖 188 | South Sea Fleet | Active |
Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chinese UAV mothership Fighting Shark No.1 | ? | Bo-Sha No.1 | Fighting Shark No. 1 | 搏鲨1号 | 2021 | All fleets | Active | |
Yanxi-class training ship / UAV mothership | Yanxi class | Xun 701 | Training 701 | 训 701 | 1970 | 1,200 t | Dalian Naval Academy | Active |
Unmanned surface vehicles (USV)
[edit]Just like most Chinese unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)s are micro-UAVs, majority of Chinese USVs are micro USVs. For better efficiency, most USVs used by PLAN are owned by Chinese civilian governmental agencies or private firms contracted by PLAN to perform various logistic tasks such as maintenance, surveying and research missions.
Type | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chinese Sea Hunter | 6051 | Unknown | Unknown | 2020 | ≈ 100 t | Active |
CASIC USV | Hai-Pi-Li | Sea Thunderbolt | 海霹雳 | 2021 | 45 t | Active |
Lie-Sha-Zhe | Shark Hunter | 猎鲨者 | 2021 | 3 t | Active | |
HEU HiSiBi Sky Journey 1 USV | Tian-Xing-1-Hao | Sky Journey 1 | 天行1号 | 2017 | 7.5 t | Active |
HUST USV | Huster-12S | Various | Various | 2019 | 0.025 t | Active |
Huster-68 | Various | Various | 2019 | ? t | Active | |
JARI USV | JARI | JARI USV | JARI 无人艇 | August 21, 2019 | 20 t | Active |
JUST USV | Various | Not named | Not named | ? | 3.546 t | Active |
Ostar USV | 1800 USV | Various | Various | 2019 | 0.14 t | Active |
6200 USV | Various | Various | 2019 | 1.86 t | Active | |
RoboSwim USV | Various | Various | 2019 | 0.0633 t | Active | |
SES USV | Various | Various | 2019 | ? t | Active | |
PWT USV | Various | Various | Various | ? | ? t | Active |
Shanghai University USV | Jing-Hai 1 | Precision Sea 1 | 精海 1 | 2013 onward | ? t | Active |
Jing-Hai 2 | Precision Sea 2 | 精海 2 | 2013 onward | ? t | Active | |
Jing-Hai 3 | Precision Sea 3 | 精海 3 | 2013 onward | ? t | Active | |
Jing-Hai 4 | Precision Sea 4 | 精海 4 | 2013 onward | ? t | Active | |
Jing-Hai 6 | Precision Sea 6 | 精海 6 | 2013 onward | ? t | Active | |
Jing-Hai 7 | Precision Sea 7 | 精海 7 | 2013 onward | ? t | Active | |
Jing-Hai-Hong | Precision Sea Rainbow | 精海虹 | 2013 onward | ? t | Active | |
Thor Robotics USVs | Fang-Wei-Zhe 10 | Defender 10 | 防卫者 10 | 0.006 t | Active | |
Fang-Wei-Zhe 15 | Defender 15 | 防卫者 15 | 0.03 t | Active | ||
Fang-Wei-Zhe 30 | Defender 30 | 防卫者 30 | 0.25 t | Active | ||
Fang-Wei-Zhe 32 | Defender 32 | 防卫者 32 | 0.26 t | Active | ||
Fang-Wei-Zhe 40 | Defender 40 | 防卫者 40 | 0.3 t | Active | ||
Jin-Qu-Zhe 12 | Enterprising Person 12 | 进取者 12 | 0.018 t | Active | ||
Jin-Qu-Zhe 18 | Engerprising Person 18 | 进取者 18 | 0.13 t | Active | ||
Guan-Cha-Zhe 10 | Observer 10 | 观察者 10 | 0.006 t | Active | ||
Remotely controlled lifebuoy | Various | Various | 0.019 t | Active | ||
Type 80 demolition boat | Various | Not named | Not named | 1980-1984 | 8.5 t | Being retired |
VVLAI USV | Unmanned rescue boat | Not named | Not named | 0.05 t | Active | |
WSST USVs | Electrically powered lifebuoy | Not named | Not named | 0.009 t | Active | |
T095 | Various | Various | 0.02 t | Active | ||
T099 | Various | Various | 0.017 t | Active | ||
T105 | Various | Various | 0.016 t | Active | ||
T130 | Various | Various | ? t | Active | ||
T160 | Various | Various | ? t | Active | ||
T240 | Various | Various | ? t | Active | ||
T380 | Various | Various | ? t | Active | ||
T750 | Various | Various | ? t | Active | ||
T1150 | Various | Various | 7 t | Active | ||
Yunzhou USVs | Yun-Long | Cloud Dragon | 云龙 | 2.3 t | Active | |
CS40 | Various | Various | 1.45 t | Active | ||
Hai-Tun 1 | Dolphin 1 | 海豚 1 | 0.01 t | Active | ||
Shui-Shang-Fei | Fly on the Water | 水上飞 | 0.03 t | Active | ||
L25 | Various | Various | ? t | Active | ||
L30 Liao-Wang-Zhe | L30 Lookout | L30 瞭望者 | 4.4 t | Active | ||
L30A Liao-Wang-Zhe | L30A Lookout II | L30A 瞭望者 II | 3.7 t | Active | ||
L85A | Various | Various | ? t | Active | ||
L90 | Various | Various | ? t | Active | ||
LVR-17 Xun-You-Zhe | LVR-17 Vigilant | LVR-17 巡游者 | 16 t | Active | ||
M-40 Ting-Feng-Zhe | M40 Wind Listener | M40 听风者 | 1.45 t | Active | ||
M75 Shou-Hu-Zhe | M75 Protector | M75 守护者 | 1.25 t | Active | ||
M80 Ji-Xing-Zhe | M80 Polar Walker | M80 极行者 | 1.45 t | Active | ||
ME120 | Various | Various | ? t | Active | ||
S600 | Various | Various | ? t | Active | ||
SE40 | Various | Various | 0.034 t | Active | ||
SL20 | Various | Various | 0.015 t | Active | ||
SL40 | Various | Various | 0.034 t | Active | ||
Jin-Dou-Yun 0 | Somersault Cloud 0 | 筋斗云 0 | 34 t | Active | ||
TC40 | Various | Various | 0.032 t | Active | ||
V20 | Various | Various | ? t | Active |
Unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV)s
[edit]Many Chinese UUVs are either jointly owned and operated by PLA or owned by civilian agencies but tasked to carry out PLAN missions, and they are usually operated from Chinese ships flying civilian flags. Also, many PLAN logistic, scientific and construction projects are subcontracted out to Chinese civilian agencies and private firms that operate UUVs, and thus most UUVs used by PLAN are owned by Chinese civilian agencies and private firms. Just like most Chinese USVs are micro USVs, most Chinese UUVs are micro UUVs.
Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV)s
[edit]Type | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CR series | CR-01A | Not named | Not named | After 2000 | 1.3 t | Active |
CR-02 | Not named | Not named | After 2000 | 1.5 t | Active | |
CSSC AUVs | Hai-Shen 100-1 | Poseidon 100-1 | 海神 100-1 | ? | 0.07 t | Active |
Hai-Shen 100-2 | Poseidon 100-2 | 海神 100-2 | ? | ? t | Active | |
Hai-Shen 300 | Poseidon 300 | 海神 300 | ? | 1.4 t | Active | |
Hai-Shen 6000 | Poseidon 6000 | 海神 6000 | ? | 3.5 t | Active | |
Deepinfar AUVs | Cheng-Sha I-A | Orange Shark I-A | 橙鲨 I-A | ? | 0.08 t | Active |
Cheng-Sha I-B | Orange Shark I-B | 橙鲨 I-B | ? | 0.045 t | Active | |
Cheng-Sha III-A | Orange Shark III-A | 橙鲨 III-A | ? | 1.35 t | Active | |
Deepsea Exploring AUV | Various | Not named | Not named | ? | ? t | Active |
Explorer series | Tan-Suo-Zhe | Explorer | 探索者 | ? | 2.2 t | Active |
Tan-Suo 100 | Exploreration 100 | 探索 100 | ? | 0.047 t | Active | |
Hai-Tun 2 | Dolphin 2 | 海豚 2 | 2010s | ? t | Active | |
Tan-Suo 1000 | Exploreration 1000 | 探索 1000 | ? | 1.2 t | Active | |
Tan-Suo 4500 | Exploreration 4500 | 探索 4500 | ? | 1.5 t | Active | |
HSU-001 | Various | Not named | Not named | 2019 | 3 t | Active |
Intelligent Water class AUVs | Zhi-Shui I | Intelligent Water I | 智水 I | 1990s | ? t | Active |
Zhi-Shui II | Intelligent Water II | 智水 II | 1990s | ? t | Active | |
Zhi-Shui III | Intelligent Water III | 智水 III | 2000 | ? t | Active | |
Zhi-Shui IV | Intelligent Water IV | 智水 IV | 2005 | ? t | Active | |
Zhi-Shui V | Intelligent Water V | 智水 V | October 2011 | ? t | Active | |
JUST Explorer II | Various | Not named | Not named | ? | 0.415 t | Active |
Micro Dragon Series AUVs | Wei-Long 1 | Micro Dragon 1 | 微龙 1 | ? | ? t | Active |
Wei-Long 2 | Micro Dragon 2 | 微龙 2 | ? | ? t | Active | |
Wei-Long 3 | Micro Dragon 3 | 微龙 3 | ? | ? t | Active | |
Robosea UUVs | Robo-Fish | Various | Various | ? | 0.03 t | Active |
Robo-Shark | Various | Various | ? | 0.06 t | Active | |
Sea Clever | Hai-Ling | Sea Clever | 海灵 | ? | ? t | Active |
Sea Whale series | Hai-Jing 1000 | Sea Whale 1000 | 海鲸 1000 | 2020 | ? t | Active |
Hai-Jing 2000 | Sea Whale 2000 | 海鲸 2000 | 2021 | 0.2 t | Active | |
Submerged Dragon series AUVs | Qian-Long 1 | Submerged Dragon 1 | 潜龙1号 | 2013 | 1.5 t | Active |
Qian-Long 2 | Submerged Dragon 3 | 潜龙2号 | 2016 | 1.5 t | Active | |
Qian-Long 3 | Submerged Dragon 3 | 潜龙3号 | 2019 | 1.5 t | Active | |
Qian-Long 4 | Submerged Dragon 4 | 潜龙4号 | 2020 | ? t | Active | |
THLMT UUVs | Yun-Fan | Cloud Sail | 云帆 | ? | 0.05 t | Active |
JF-01 Jin-Fan | JF-01 Brocade Sail | JF-01 锦帆 | ? | 1.3 t | Active | |
JF-02 Jin-Fan | JF-02 Brocade Sail | JF-02 锦帆 | ? | 1.3 t | Active | |
JF-03 Jin-Fan | JF-03 Brocade Sail | JF-03 锦帆 | ? | 1.3 t | Active | |
Type 324 | Various | Various | ? | 0.22 t | Active | |
Type 4500 | Various | Various | ? | 0.31 t | Active | |
ZF-01 Zhi-Fan | ZF-01 Intelligent Sail | ZF-01 智帆 | ? | 0.04 t | Active | |
ZF-02 Zhi-Fan | ZF-02 Intelligent Sail | ZF-02 智帆 | ? | 0.04 t | Active | |
Thor Robotics UUVs | 31528 | 31528 | 31528 | ? | 0.07 t | Active |
31535 | 31535 | 31535 | ? | 0.09 t | Active | |
Long-Sha | Dragon Shark | 龙鲨 | ? | 0.03 t | Active | |
Tai-Ping-Yang-Xun-You-Zhe | Pacific Cruiser | 太平洋巡游者 | ? | ? t | Active | |
Wukong AUV | Wu-Kong | Goku | 悟空 | 2022 | 1.3 t | Active |
WZODA | Several (<10) | Various | Various | After 2000 | ? t | Active |
XTDT UUVs | Zhong-Guo-Wu-Ying TH-B010 | China Shadowless TH-B010 | 中国无影 TH-B010 | 2016 onward | ? t | Active |
Zhong-Guo-Wu-Ying TH-B050 | China Shadowless TH-B050 | 中国无影 TH-B050 | After 2016 | ? t | Active | |
Zhong-Guo-Wu-Ying TH-B300 | China Shadowless TH-B300 | 中国无影 TH-B300 | After 2016 | ? t | Active | |
Zhong-Guo-Wu-Ying TH-B600 | China Shadowless TH-B600 | 中国无影 TH-B600 | After 2016 | ? t | Active | |
Hull cleaning robot | Various | Various | After 2018 | ? t | Active |
Type | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cape | Hai-Jiao | Cape | 海角 | Mid-2010s | 0.831 t | Active |
Edge of the Heaven | Tian-Ya | Edge of the Heaven | 天涯 | 2016 | 1.053 t | Active |
Phoenix | Feng-Huang | Phoenix | 凤凰 | 2018 | ? t | Active |
Rainbowfish series | Cai-Hong-Yu 1 | Rainbowfish 1 | 彩虹鱼 1 | 2015 | ? t | Active |
Cai-Hong-Yu 2 | Rainbowfish 2 | 彩虹鱼 2 | 2015 | ? t | Active | |
Cai-Hong-Yu 3 | Rainbowfish 3 | 彩虹鱼 3 | 2015 | ? t | Active | |
Sea | Cang-Hai | Sea | 沧海 | 2020 | ? t | Active |
Ten Thousand Springs | Wan-Quan | Ten Thousand Springs | 万泉 | Mid 2010s | ? t | Active |
Type | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aquarobotman UUV | SMART-P1 | Various | Various | ? | ? t | Active |
SMART-P2 | Various | Various | ? | ? t | Active | |
CSSC bottom crawler | Qi-Lin | Kylin | 麒麟 | 2021 | ? t | Active |
Deepinfar bottom crawler | Long Tunnel Detection System | Various | Various | ? | ? t | Active |
JUST bottom crawler | Deep sea mining vehicle | Not named | Not named | After 2020 | 20 t | Prototype |
Robosea bottom crawler | Robo-Run | Various | Various | ? | 0.02 t | Prototype |
SBSS ROVs | Hi-Mai-She-Li | Hi-Plough | Hi 埋设犁 | ? | 24 t | Active |
HP-1500 (MD3) Mai-She-Li | HP-1500 (MD3) Plough | HP-1500 (MD3) 埋设犁 | ? | 23.1 t | Active | |
Long-Li | Dragon Plough | 龙犁 | ? | ? t | Active | |
Q1000 | Q1000 | Q1000 | ? | ? t | Active | |
Sea Crab | Hai-Xie | Sea Crab | 海蟹 | 1984 | ? t | Active |
Sea Star | Hai-Xing | Sea Star | 海星 | Early 2010s | 10 t | Active |
THLMT rescue ROV | Underwater Rescue ROUV | Various | Various | ? | 0.175 t | Active |
VVLAI UUVs | Cleaning ROUV | Various | Various | ? | ? t | Active |
Dredging ROUV | Various | Various | ? | ? t | Active | |
Tan-Jie-Zhe YL200 | Explorers YL200 | 探界者 YL200 | ? | 9 t | Active | |
Hydropower station inspection UUV | Various | Various | ? | .035 t | Active | |
Long distance tunnel inspection ROUV | Various | Various | ? | ? t | Active | |
Pipeline ROUV | Various | Various | ? | 0.03 t | Active | |
Pipeline Inspection ROUVs | Various | Various | ? | 0.016 t | Active | |
Tracked underwater inspection vehicle | Various | Various | ? | 0.35 t | Active | |
Tuo-Huang-Zhe 800 | Pioneer 800 | 拓荒者 800 | ? | 35 t | Active | |
Underwater tracked inspection vehicle | Various | Various | ? | 0.048 t | Active | |
VVL-A75 | Various | Various | ? | 0.02 t | Active | |
VVL-LD80-1000 | Various | Various | ? | ? t | Active | |
VVL-LD260-1800 | Various | Various | ? | 0.5 t | Active | |
VVL-LD600-4000 | Various | Various | ? | ? t | Active | |
VVL-LD4000 | Various | Various | ? | 4.8 t | Active | |
VVL-M200 | Various | Various | ? | ? t | Active | |
VVL-QY-270-130A | Various | Various | ? | 1.1 t | Active | |
VVL-SV-X2 ROUV | Various | Various | ? | 0.015 t | Active |
Hybrid UUVs (Autonomous remotely-operated vehicles, ARVs)
[edit]Type | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7B8 | Several (<10) | Various | Various | After 2000 | 1.69 t | Active |
Arctic series | Bei-Ji | Arctic | 北极 | 2008 | 0.35 t | Active |
Di-Er-Dai Bei-Ji | 2nd generation Arctic | 第二代北极 | 2014 | 0.18 t | Active | |
Hadal series | Hai-dou | Hadal | 海斗 | 2008 | 0.26 t | Active |
Hai-Dou 1 Hao | Hadal 1 | 海斗1号 | 2019 | ? t | Active | |
Rainbowfish | Cai-Hong-Yu | Rainbowfish | 彩虹鱼 | 2015 | ? t | Active |
Remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROUV)s
[edit]Type | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8A4 | Several (<10) | Various | Various | After 2000 | ? t | Active |
8H4 | Several (< 10) | Various | Various | ? | ? t | Active |
Aquarobotman ROUV | Nemo | Various | Various | 2014 | 0.0036 t | Active |
Deepinfar ROUVs | Hai-Tun II | Dolphin II | 海豚 II | ? | 0.11 t | Active |
Hai-Tun III | Dolphin III | 海豚 III | ? | 0.6 t | Active | |
He-Tun IV-A | Pufferfish IV-A | 河豚 IV-A | ? | 0.036 t | Active | |
He-Tun IV-B | Pufferfish IV-B | 河豚 IV-B | ? | 0.024 t | Active | |
He-Tun V-B | Pufferfish V-B | 河豚 V-B | ? | 0.02 t | Active | |
Bai-Sha Max | White Shark Max | 白鲨 Max | ? | 0.015 t | Active | |
Bai-Sha Mini | White Shark Mini | 白鲨 Mini | ? | 0.0028 t | Active | |
Jiang-Tun IV-C | Yangtze Finless Porpoise IV-C ROUV | 江豚 IV-C | ? | 0.07 t | Active | |
Discovery | Fa-Xian | Discovery | 发现 | 2014 | ? t | Active |
Dragon Emperor | Long-Huang | Dragon Emperor | 龙皇 | 2014 | ? t | Active |
Dragon Pearl | Long-Zhu | Dragon Pearl | 龙珠 | 2014 | 0.04 t | Active |
Goldfish (Jin-Yu) series | JY-01 | Goldfish 1 | 金鱼 1 | 1987 | 0.04 t | Active |
JY-02 | Goldfish 2 | 金鱼 2 | 1987-1989 | 0.036 t | Active | |
JY-03 | Goldfish 3 | 金鱼 3 | 1989 | 0.035 t | Active | |
JH-01 (Jiao-Hai 01) | Jiao-Hai (JH)-01 | Transportation Sea 01 | 交海1号 | 1980s | 0.037 t | Active |
JTD-01 Deep Eel I | JTD-01 Shen-Man I | JTD-01 Deep Eel I | JTD-01 深鳗 I | December 2012 | 40 t | Active |
JTML-02 | JTML-02 | Various | Various | 2011 | ? t | Active |
JTMP series | JTMP-03 | Not named | Not named | 2011 | ? t | Active |
JTMP-04 Hai-Xiang | JTMP-04 Walrus | JTMP-04 海象 | 2012 | ? t | Active | |
JTR series | JTR-11 | Various | Various | 2011 | 0.022 t | Active |
JTR-21 | Various | Various | 2011 | 0.06 t | Active | |
JTR-31 | Various | Various | 2011 | 0.2 t | Active | |
JTR-F1 | Various | Various | 2011 | 0.025 t | Active | |
JTR-H1 | Various | Various | 2011 | 0.031 t | Active | |
JUST ROVs | Observation ROUV | Various | Various | ? | 0.012 t | Active |
Engineering ROV | Various | Various | ? | 0.051 t | Active | |
Hai-Xie | Sea Crab | 海蟹 | 2014 | 0.08 t | Active | |
Max ROV | Various | Various | Various | ? | 0.8 t | Active |
Oceanxer ROUVs | BlueROV2 | Various | Various | ? | 0.011 t | Active |
BlueROV2 Heavy | Various | Various | ? | 0.011 t | Active | |
C-100 | Various | Various | ? | 0.004 t | Active | |
C-200 | Various | Various | ? | 0.0042 t | Active | |
S-100 | Various | Various | ? | 0.013 t | Active | |
S-200 | Various | Various | ? | 0.0095 t | Active | |
S-400 | Various | Various | ? | 0.0095 t | Active | |
E-100 | Various | Various | ? | 0.018 t | Active | |
E-200 | Various | Various | ? | 0.035 t | Active | |
Ostar ROUVs | Magnetism surveying ROUV | Various | Various | 2019 | ? t | Active |
ROV1 | Various | Various | 2019 | ? t | Active | |
ROV2 | Various | Various | 2019 | 0.062 t | Active | |
ROV3 | Various | Various | 2019 | 0.043 t | Active | |
ROV4 | Various | Various | 2019 | 0.075 t | Active | |
PWT ROUV | Various | Various | Various | ? | 0.013 t | Active |
RECON-IV | Several (<10) | Various | Various | ? | ? t | Active |
Robosea UUVs | Robo-ROV Shui-Xia-Liao-Wang-Zhe | Robo-ROV Underwater Lookout | Robo-ROV 水下瞭望者 | ? | 0.03 t | Active |
Robolab-ROV | Various | Various | ? | 0.005 t | Active | |
SBSS ROVs | Bu-Lie-Zhe | Predator | 捕猎者 | ? | 0.065 t | Active |
ST200 Hai-Shi I | ST200 Sea Lion I | ST200 海狮 I | 2009 | 6.55 t | Active | |
Hai-Shi III | Sea Lion III | 海狮 III | ? | 18.4 t | Active | |
Sea Dragon series | JTR-41 Hai-Long | JTR-41 Sea Dragon | JTR-41 海龙 | 2012 | 3.45 t | Active |
Hai-Long II | Sea Dragon II | 海龙 II | ? | ? t | Active | |
Hai-Long III | Sea Dragon III | 海龙 III | ? | ? t | Active | |
Hai-Long 4E | Sea Dragon 4E | 海龙 4E | ? | ? t | Active | |
Hai-Long 11000 | Sea Dragon 11000 | 海龙 11000 | ? | ? t | Active | |
Seahorse ROUV | Hai-Ma | Sea Horse | 海马 | 2014 | 5 t | Active |
Sea Person (Hai-Ren) series | HR-01 | Sea Person 1 | 海人 1 | 1986 | 2.2 t | Active |
HR-1-100 | Sea Person 1-100 | 海人 1-100 | 1997 | 0.032 t | Active | |
HR-02 | Sea Person 2 | 海人 2 | Mid 1990s | ? t | Active | |
HR-03 | Sea Person 3 | 海人 3 | Mid 1990s | ? t | Active | |
Sea Pole | Hai-Ji | Sea Pole | 海极 | 2003 | ? t | Active |
Sea Star 6000 | Hai-Xing 6000 | Sea Star 6000 | 海星 6000 | Late 2010s | 3.5 t | Active |
Sea Submergence series | Hai-Qian 1 | Sea Submergence 1 | 海潜一号 | Early 1990s | ? t | Active |
Hai-Qian 2 | Sea Submergence 2 | 海潜二号 | Late 1990s | ? t | Active | |
SJT series | SJT-5 | Various | Various | 1985 | 0.012 t | Active |
SJT-10 | Various | Various | 1985-June 1987 | ? t | Active | |
SJT-40 | Various | Various | June 1987 | ? t | Active | |
Heavy engineering ROV | Various | Various | ? | 4.5 t | Active | |
Medium engineering ROV | Various | Various | ? | 1.762 t | Active | |
ST-6000 | ST-6000 | Various | Various | June 1995 | ? t | Active |
THLMT UUVs | Cleaning ROUV | Various | Various | ? | 0.068 t | Active |
Guan-Hai | Oberserving the Sea | 观海 | ? | 0.018 t | Active | |
Hai-Die | Sea Butterfly | 海蝶 | ? | 0.007 t | Active | |
Thor Robotics ROVs | Long-Yu 200H | Dragonfish 200H | 龙鱼 200H | ? | 0.0135 t | Active |
Guo-Wang-Xie 100X | King Crab 100X | 国王蟹 100X | ? | 0.0055 t | Active | |
Hai-Gou-Liu-Lang-Zhe 110 | Trench Wanderer 110 | 海沟流浪者 110 | ? | 0.0028 t | Active | |
Remotely controlled lifebuoy | Various | Not named | ? | 0.0189 t | Active | |
VVLAI ROUVs | Tan-Jie-Zhe Y150 | Explorers Y150 | 探界者 Y150 | ? | 4 t | Active |
Salvage ROUV | Various | Various | ? | 0.048 t | Active | |
Underwater engineering ROUV | Various | Various | ? | ? t | Active | |
Underwater maintenance robot | Various | Various | ? | ? t | Active | |
Underwater rescue ROUV | Various | Various | ? | 0.048 t | Active | |
UUV Carrier | Various | Various | ? | 0.108 t | Active | |
VVL-D130-4T | Various | Various | ? | 0.017 t | Active | |
VVL-D170-4T | Various | Various | ? | ? t | Active | |
VVL-KS-A | Various | Various | ? | ? t | Active | |
VVL-KS-B | Various | Various | ? | 0.0115 t | Active | |
VVL-KS-JQ-D | Various | Various | ? | ? t | Active | |
VVL-S170-3T Hai-Tun | VVL-S170-3T Dolphin | VVL-S170-3T Dolphin 海豚 | ? | 0.014 t | Active | |
VVL-S200-4T Hai-Tun 2 | VVL-S200-4T Dolphin 2 | VVL-S200-4T海豚 2 | ? | 0.02 t | Active | |
VVL-S280-4T Hu-Jing A | VVL-S280-4T Orca-A | VVL-S280-4T虎鲸-A | ? | 0.06 t | Active | |
VVL-SHTB-2500A | Various | Various | ? | ? t | Active | |
VVL-SS-A | Various | Various | ? | ? t | Active | |
VVL-V400-4T | Various | Various | ? | 0.023 t | Active | |
VVL-V600-7T | Various | Various | ? | 0.04 t | Active | |
VVL-V1000-6T | Various | Various | ? | 0.1 t | Active | |
VVL-VT1100-6T | Various | Various | ? | 0.1 t | Active | |
VxFly UUVs | CCROV-1 | Various | Various | 2016 | 0.0045 t | Active |
CCROV-2 | Various | Various | 2019 | 0.008 t | Active | |
Walrus 1500 | Hai-Xiang 1500 | Walrus 1500 | 海象 1500 | ? | ? t | Active |
Type | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CSSC UUVs | Hai-Xiang 1 | Sea Soar 1 | 海翔 1 | 2016 | ? t | Active |
Hai-Xiang H | Sea Soar H | 海翔 H | 2020 | ? t | Active | |
Hai-Xiang 500X | Sea Soar 500X | 海翔 500X | 2021 | ? t | Active | |
Deepinfar AUVs | Hai-Yi 300 | Sea Wing 300 | 海翼 300 | Early 2010s | 0.06 t | Active |
Hai-Yi 1000-I | Sea Wing 1000-I | 海翼 1000-I | After early 2010s | 0.065 t | Active | |
Hai-Yi 1000-II | Sea Wing 1000-II | 海翼 1000-II | After early 2010s | 0.7 t | Active | |
Hai-Yi 7000 | Sea Wing 7000 | 海翼 7000 | After early 2010s | ? t | Active | |
Ostar underwater glider | Flying Wing | Not named | Not named | 2019 | 0.047 t | Active |
Petrel UUVs | Hai-Tun | Dolphin | 海豚 | After 2014 | ? t | Active |
Hai-Yan | Petrel | 海燕 | 2005 | 0.07 t | Active | |
Hai-Yan-II | Petrel-II | 海燕-II | 2009 | 0.1 t | Active | |
Hai-Yan-200 | Petrel-200 | 海燕-200 | Early 2010s | ? t | Active | |
Hai-Yan-1500 | Petrel -1500 | 海燕-1500 | Mid-2010s | ? t | Active | |
Hai-Yan-4000 | Petrel-4000 | 海燕-4000 | Mid-2010s | ? t | Active | |
Hai-Yan-10000 | Petrel-10000 | 海燕-1000 | Late 2010s | ? t | Active | |
Hai-Yan-L | Petrel-L | 海燕-L | Late 2010s | 0.078 t | Active | |
Hai-Yan-X | Petrel-X | 海燕-X | Late 2010s | ? t | Active | |
THLMT coastal underwater gliders | Coastal Underwater Glider | Various | Various | ? | ? t | Active |
Type | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CSSC wave gliders | Hai-Yao | Sea Ray | 海鳐 | 2017 | ? t | Active |
Hai-Shao-Bing | Sea Sentry | 海哨兵 | 2017 | ? t | Active | |
Hydrovo series | Te-Xing Bo-Lang Hua-Xiang-Qi | Super Wave Glider | 特型波浪滑翔器 | ? | 0.1 t | Active |
Jü-Xing Bo-Lang Hua-Xiang-Qi | Huge Wave Glider | 巨型波浪滑翔器 | ? | 0.09 t | Active | |
Da-Xing Bo-Lang Hua-Xiang-Qi | Large Wave Glider | 大型波浪滑翔器 | ? | 0.08 t | Active | |
Zhong-Xing Bo-Lang Hua-Xiang-Qi | Medium Wave Glider | 中型波浪滑翔器 | ? | 0.06 t | Active | |
Xiao-Xing Bo-Lang Hua-Xiang-Qi | Miniature Glider | 小型波浪滑翔器 | ? | 0.04 t | Active | |
Wei-Xing Bo-Lang Hua-Xiang-Qi | Micro Wave Glider | 微型波浪滑翔器 | ? | 0.03 t | Active | |
Ostar wave glider | Ostar wave gliders | Various | Various | 2019 | ? t | Active |
THLMT Black Pearl | Hei-Zhen-Zhu | Black Pearl | 黑珍珠 | ? | ? t | Active |
Weapon trials ships
[edit]Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type 909 weapon trials ship | Wuhu-B class | 891 | Bi Sheng | 毕昇 | December 1997 | 4630 t | All fleets | Active |
Type 909A weapon trials ship | Dahua class | 892 | Hua Luogeng | 华罗庚 | 2012 | 5000 t | All fleets | Active |
Type 910 weapon trials ship | Dahua-II class | 893 | Zhan Tianyou | 詹天佑 | 2012 | 6080 t | All fleets | Active |
894 | Li Siguang | 李四光 | 2014 | 6080 t | All fleets | Active | ||
895 | Wu Yunduo | 吴运铎 | 2018 | 6080 t | All fleets | Active | ||
896 | Huang Weilu | 黄纬禄 | After 2018 | 6080 t | All fleets | Active |
Decommissioned ships
[edit]Decommissioned ships of PLAN only include those with every ship of the class has been struck from the Chinese naval registry, but do not include those classes with ships retired from frontline service and converted to auxiliaries, and thus still commissioned and thus remain on the Chinese naval registry.
- Soviet M-class submarines: 4 units include Pennant # 201 thru 204, respectively named as National Defense (Guofang, 国防) # 21 thru 24, which in turn, were ex-Soviet submarines M-276 thru 279 respectively.
- Soviet S-class submarines: 4 units retired in 1963, including Pennant # 401 thru 404, respectively named as New China (Xin Zhong Guo 新中国) # 11 thru 14, which in turn, were ex-Soviet submarines S-52, 52, 24, 25 respectively.
- Type 033G Wuhan class medium submarine and Type 033G1 Wuhan-A class cruise missile attack submarine
- Type 6633/033/ES5A/ES5B Romeo-class submarines
- Type 030 submarine: never completed when cancelled in 1973 after construction begun in 1968.
- Type 032 midget submarine: Converted to Type 032-1 prior to completion
- Type 032-1 midget submarine: The only unit built was retired in the 1970s.
- Type 092 submarine: The sole unit of Type 092 nuclear powered ballistic submarine has been superseded by the much more advanced Type 094 submarine.[20]
- Type 6631 ballistic submarine: converted to Type 031 ballistic submarine in 1978.
- Whiskey-class submarines: 5 units transferred from former-USSR and 21 domestically built units as Type 6603/03, all 26 have been retired.[21][22]
Principal Surface Combatants
[edit]- PLANS Changbai & Nanning, that were ex-ROCS Gu'an & Coastal Defense No 7, which in turn, were ex-Imperial Japanese Navy Ship (IJNS) Oki & Manju, 2 Etorofu-class escort ships. Used by PLAN as Coastal defence ships (CDS) & retired in 1982 & 1979 respectively.
- PLANS Changsha, No 48, No 49, Jinan, Wuchang & Xi'an, that were ex-ROCS Jie(接) 12, ex-Soviet CKP-48 corvette, ex-Soviet CKP-49 corvette, ex-ROCS Weihai, ex-ROCS Jinan, ex-ROCS Jie(接) 14, which in turn, were respectively IJNS No 118, No 142, No 76, No 194, No 14 & No 198 of Type D escort ship. Used by PLAN as CDS & retired in 1975, 1983, 1983, 1975 (sunk as a target), 1956 & 1975 respectively.
- PLANS Chongqing, a light cruiser of ROCN of same name, which was ex-HMS Aurora (12). Defected to PLA on February 25, 1949, and sunk by RoCAF in the following month.
- PLANS Handan, Huaiyang (ship), Yancheng & Zunyi, all of them were Ruijin-class armed merchantman respectively converted from ex-Hoary stock, ex-Golden fragrant flower (金香花), ex-Clove Flower & ex-Dezhou, all of which were cargo ships of US coastal freighter Design 330D.[23][24][25]
- PLANS Ji'an & Shenyang, which were ex-ROCS Ji'an & Huang'an, which in turn, were IJNS No 85 & 81 of Type C escort ships, Both were used by PLAN as CDS, with the former defected to PLA on April 23, 1949, and subsequently sunk by RoCAF on April 28, 1949, and the latter converted to acoustic research ship in 1966 after retired from the frontline service, and finally retired in 1980.
- PLANS Kaifeng, re-armed cargo ship Xiang De (祥德) converted from ex-HMS Clover (K134), a Flower-class corvette. Retired in 1989.
- PLANS Linyi, re-armed cargo ship He Le (和乐) converted from ex-USS Surprise (PG-63). Retired in 1972.
- PLANS Luoyang, re-armed cargo ship Xiang Xing (祥兴) converted from ex-HMAS Bendigo (J187). Retired in 1982.
- PLANS Ruijin & Xingguo, 2 Ruijin-class armed merchantmen converted from ex-Jiang Tong (江通) & ex-Jiang Da (江达), 2 cargo ships of US coastal freighter Design 381. The first unit was the first ship in PLAN named “Ruijin”, & sunk by RoCAF P-47s in 1954.[26][23][24]
- PLANS Ruijin, a CDS that was ex-ROCS Hui'an, which in turn, was ex-IJNS Shisaka, an Hiburi-class escort ship. Second PLAN ship named as Ruijin, used by PLAN as CDS & retired in 1990.
- Type 6601/01/65/053H/053H2/053H2G frigates
- Type 051D/051DT/051Z/051G/051G1/051G2 destroyers
Coastal & riverine warfare vessels
[edit]- Beihai class gunboats: approximately two dozen built, all retired.
- Huangpu class gunboats: including two 42-ton class (pennant # H846 & H847), eight 43-ton class, & 26 Type 52 gunboats.
- PLANS Fu River, a gunboat that was ex-ROCS Jiang Xi (江犀), which in turn, was ex-Japanese gunboat Sumida (1939).
- PLANS Guangzhou, re-armed cargo ship Yuan Pei (元培) converted from ex-HMS Nunney Castle (K446). Retired in 1974.
- PLANS gunboat No 3-522, which were ex-ROCS Wufeng (舞凤), which in turn, were ex-IJNS Maiko (舞子), which in turn, was NRP Macau, finally retired in 1968.[27]
- PLANS Min River, a gunboat that was ex-ROCS Changde, which in turn, was ex-Japanese gunboat Seta.
- PLANS Nanchang, a gunboat that was ex-ROCS Changzhi, which in turn, was ex-Japanese gunboat Uji (1940). Retired in 1979.
- PLANS Nen River, a gunboat that was ex-ROCS Yingde, which in turn, was ex-HMS Falcon (1931).
- PLANS Nu River, a gunboat that was ex-ROCS Yingshan, which in turn, was ex-HMS Gannet (1927).
- PLANS October & Vanguard, which were respectively ex-ROCS gunboat Guangguo (光国) & Gaoming (高明), which in turn, were IJNS No.1-class auxiliary submarine chasers No 220 & 223 respectively.
- PLANS Pearl River, a gunboat that was ex-ROCN Yong'an, which in turn, was ex-Japanese gunboat Futami.
- PLANS Sea Whale (Hai Jing, 海鲸), ex-ROCS No 101, an E-boat defected to PLA on April 23, 1949, converted to a training boat in 1951, retired in the 1960s.[28]
- PLANS Wu River, gunboat that was ex-ROCS Yong Ping (永平), which in turn, was ex-Japanese gunboat Atami.
- PLANS Xiang Jiang (湘江), a gunboat that was ex-ROCS Yong Ji (永济), which in turn, was ex-Japanese gunboat Toba.
- PLANS Yan'an, ex-ROCS Yong Ji (永绩), a Yongfeng-class gunboat. Sunk on June 19, 1965, as a target during AShM test.[29][30]
- PLANS Yangtze, ex-ROCN Minquan, retired to a museum ship on August 1, 1978, scrapped in July 1981.[31][32] Because in February 1952, Mao Zedong was on board for four days and three nights inspecting PLAN, a replica has built & displayed at Chinese naval museum in Qingdao.[13][17]
- PLANS Yichuan, ex-ROCS Chu Tong (楚同), a Chutai-class gunboat. Sunk in 1959 as a target in an AShM test.[33][34][35]
- PLANS Yong Sui (永绥), ex-ROCS gunboat defected to PLA on April 23, 1949, and sunk five months later on September 23, 1949, by bombs dropped by RoCAF B-25s.[30][33]
- Project 122bis submarine chasers with pennant # 611 to 616, respectively named as Dezhou, Jiaozhou, Changzhou, Tongzhou, Wenzhou & Taizhou, which were ex-Soviet BO-379/380/393/395/396/397 respectively.
- Project 123K (P-4 class) torpedo boats: several dozen transferred from former-USSR.[36]
- Project 183T (P-8 class) torpedo boats: 1 unit transferred from former-USSR.[18]
- Project 201M SO-1 class submarine chaser: No 471 transferred from former-USSR to PLAN.[37]
- Project 205 (Osa I class) missile boats: 7 units transferred from former-USSR.[15]
- Type 027/027II/027IIB torpedo boats: include 1 hydrofoil equipped Type 027, 1 Type 027II with different steel used in construction, & 1 Type 027IIB entered service in January 1984.
- Type 0101 gunboat
- Type 0105 gunboats: 4 units total, all retired
- Type 0108 gunboat: a single unit built & retired
- Type 0109 gunboats: 10 units total, all retired
- Type 0110 gunboats: 3 units built, all retired
- Type 0112 gunboat: the single hydrofoil equipped gunboat has retired
- Type 6602/02/7102II torpedo boats: including 24 Type 6602 & 63 Type 02 that included steel hulled Type 6702 & 7102II.
- Type 6604 & 04 submarine chasers: domestically built ex-Soviet Project 123bis, slightly modified Chinese version totaling 18, with pennant # 601 to 606, 631 to 636, & 651 to 656.
- Type 6621 missile boat: 122 units total, Chinese versions of Project 205 missile boat, all retired by June 2007.
- Type 6623 & 023 missile boats: Chinese version of Project 183R missile boats: 8 Type 6623 built with former-USSR supplied parts, 2 more indigenously built by China itself.
- Type 6624 missile boats: steel hulled Type 6623. A unit of Type 024, which is a development of Type 6624 with mast can be fold down for anchoring in bunkers, is kept as a museum ship.
- Type 6625/025/026/026II/R704 torpedo boats: all models retired by 2014.
- Yulin-class gunboats
Amphibious warfare ships
[edit]- LCI(L): captured from RoCN, & has since retired
- LCT Mk 5 & Mk 6: captured from RoCN & both have since tired
- LCU 1600 series: captured from RoCN & has since retired
- LST-542 class: captured from RoCN & has since retired
- Songling LCAC has retired
- Type 066/066K/066A Yuzhai class LCM: all have retired
- Type 072 landing ship: has retired
- Type 073 & Type 073II Yudao class landing ships: both have retired
- Type 079I & Type 079II Yulian class landing ships: both have retired
- Type 55 LCM has retired
- Type 271I & Type 271II LCUs: both have retired
- Type 363 & 363A LCM both have retired
- Type 711 LCAC has retired
- Type 716-I Dagu A class LCAC has retired
- Type 716-II Dagu B class LCAC has retired
- Type 722-I Jinsha I class LCAC has retired
- PLANS minelayer No 800, ex-Soviet Minelayer No 50, which in turn, was ex-IJNS Katashima, a Sokuten-class auxiliary minelayer (1913), retired in the early 1980s.[38]
- Project 254 (T43 class) sea-going minesweeper: all units have retired
- Type 05 sea-going minesweeper: all units have retired
- Type 057K Lianyun class gulf minesweeper: all units have retired
- Type 058 riverine minesweeper: all 4 units have retired
- Type 062 Fushun class minesweeper: all 20 units have retired
- Type 918 Wolei class minelayer retired in 2012 & was transferred to China Coast Guard (CSG), becoming CSG cutter # 1212.
- Type 6605 sea-going minesweeper: all 4 units have retired
- Type 6610 sea-going minesweeper: all 4 units have retired
- Type 7102 minesweeper: The single unit built has since retired
Naval auxiliaries
[edit]- Dandao class cargo ship cargo ship: all units have retired
- Danlin-class cargo ship: all units have retired
- Galați-class cargo ship: all units have retired
- Leizhou-class tanker: all units have retired
- PLANS Autumn Wind (Qiu-Feng, or 秋风 in Chinese) degaussing/deperming ship converted from minesweeper has retired
- PLANS Bei-Tuo 710: the 3rd & last unit of Type 830 tug has been transferred to China Marine Surveillance (CMS), becoming CMS cutter # 110.
- PLANS Degaussing/Deperming 1 (Xiao-Ci 1, or消磁 1 in Chinese) degaussing/deperming ship has retired
- PLANS Degaussing/Deperming 951 (Xiao-Ci 951, or 消磁 951) degaussing/deperming ship has retired
- PLANS East Buoy (Dong-Biao, 东标 in Chinese) 263: This Type 744 buoy tender entered service in 1980 & has been transferred to civilian agency on August 1, 2015.
- PLANS Mount Tai: The first Chinese submarine tender PLANS Mt Tai has retired in 1988.
- PLANS Nan-Lan (南缆) 233 of Type 991 cable layer, retired & replaced by a Dong-Lan 885-class cable layer with the same pennant number/name.
- PLANS No. 323 degaussing/deperming ship has retired
- PLANS No. 629 degaussing/deperming ship has retired
- PLANS No. 731 degaussing/deperming ship has retired
- PLANS No. 744 degaussing/deperming ship has retired
- PLANS Panlong (蟠龙) degaussing/deperming ship converted from minesweeper, which in turn, was converted from large infantry landing craft has retired
- PLANS Sea Fishing 16 (Hai-Yu 16, 海渔 16 in Chinese) degaussing/deperming ship has retired
- PLANS Sea Magnetism 802 (Hai-Ci 海磁 802 in Chinese) degaussing/deperming ship has retired
- PLANS Zhangdian (张店) degaussing/deperming ship converted from minesweeper, which in turn, was converted from large infantry landing craft has retired
- Qiongsha class troop ship Nan Yun 830 & 831 have been retired & replaced by new ships of Darong class with the same pennant number.
- Chinese research ship Xiangyanghong 16: Collided with a Cypriot chemical tanker on May 2, 1993, and sunk, killing 3 crew members.
- Shuguang class ocean surveillance ships : 2 Shuguang class with pennant # Beidiao (北调) 994 and Beidiao 998 have retired.
- Type 64 demolition boat: all units have retired
- Type 071/071A/071G Yanha class icebreakers: The sole unit Type 071 with Pennant # 722 retired on Jun 7, 2013. Type 071A was upgraded to Type 071G during midlife upgrade, and transferred to Chinese Coast Guard in 2013 to become an icebreaking tug.[39]
- Type 113 naval trawler
- Type 210 icebreaker (Yanbing class): The sole unit with Pennant # 723 has been transferred to Chinese Coast Guard on November 20, 2012.[39]
- Type 308 demolition boat: all units have retired
- Type 308II demolition boat: all units have retired
- Type 595 ocean surveillance ship: 2 Type 595 AGOS Dongdiao (东调)223 Xiang-yang-hong (向阳红) No 4 and Nan-diao (南调) 485 Xiang-Yang-Hong No 6 have retired.
- Type 601 degaussing/deperming ship: The single unit built (Hai-Ci 951, or 海磁 in Chinese, meaning Sea Magnetism 951) has retired
- Type 614I & 614II weather ships, 614III oceanographic research ships: All units are either retired or transferred to Chinese Coast Guard.
- Type 625 research vessel: All units are either retired or transferred to civilian agencies.
- Type 626 Fuzhou-class tanker: all Fuzhou class tankers have been retired by the early 2020s.
- Type 632 Fulin-class tanker: all Fulin class tankers have been retired by the early 2020s.
- Type 636 hydrographic survey ship: The sole unit of Type 636 was transferred to Chinese Coast Guard on December 11, 2012.
- Type 701 roll-on/roll-off ship: After initially assigned to PLAN for extremely short period of time, the 1st unit was reassigned to PLAGF soon afterward, & all subsequent Type 701s have gone to PLAGF directly.
- Type 744 buoy tender has been retired on Aug 1, 2015 & transferred to civilian service.
- Type 801 naval trawler: All units have retired
- Type 810 target boat: all units have retired
- Type 813 spy ship: Transferred to Chinese Coast Guard and converted to PRCCGS # 3469 cutter.
- Type 890 cable layers: all 4 units have been transferred to PLAGF.[40]
- Type 905 replenishment tanker: 4 units total, with # 881 Hongze Lake, # 882 Poyang Lake retired in 2018 and 2020 respectively, # 950 retired and sold to civilian as oil tanker Hailang in 1989. # 871 sold to Pakistan in 1987,[41][42] becoming PNS Nasr.[43]
- Type 922 rescue and salvage ship: the single unit built was transferred to Chinese Coast Guard and became Chinese Coast Guard cutter # 3411.
- Type 985 buoy tenders: all units were transferred from PLAN to Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China (MOT) in the early 1980s when maritime navigational responsibility was transferred from the former to the latter.
- Type 991I cable layer: the sole unit has been transferred to civilian agency.[40]
- Type 994 buoy tenders: all units were transferred from PLAN to MOT in the early 1980s when maritime navigational responsibility was transferred from the former to the latter.
- Xiang-Yang-Hong 5 ocenographic research ship has retired in 1993.
- Yanding-class transport: Transport of this class were derived from fishing trawlers, & all 4 units including Dong-Yun (东运) 456, Dong-Yun (东运) 520, Dong-Yun (东运) 523, Dong-Yun (东运) 666 have retired.
- Yanfang class degaussing/deperming ship: Both units have retired
- Yerka class degaussing/deperming ship: Both units have retired
See also
[edit]- People's Liberation Army
- People's Liberation Army Navy
- People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force - Further details on the surface ships of the PLAN
- People's Liberation Army Navy Submarine Force - Further details on the submarines of the PLAN
- Naval weaponry of the People's Liberation Army Navy
- List of active People's Liberation Army Navy landing craft - For details on the landing craft of the PLAN
Notes
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Further reading
[edit]- Congressional Research Service: China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress. Ronald O'Rourke (Specialist in Naval Affairs). Published 23 December 2014
External links
[edit]- Navy 360: A comprehensive overview of PLAN naval ships, both past and present (in Chinese) Archived 2015-05-03 at the Wayback Machine (haijun360.com/)
- Global Security: Chinese Warships (globalsecurity.org)